Adding a background image in Pages

If you load the image to the document first, then go to Arrange at the top of the tool bar and choose lock (Command+L), then you can add and edit the text over the image.

Posted on Feb 22, 2025 09:08 PM

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VikingOSX

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Feb 23, 2025 05:05 AM in response to not_a_pilot

The proper means to set a background image in Pages for macOS is:

Add the image, position, scale, and potentially reduce its opacity, all as appropriate.
Visit Arrange menu > Section Layouts > Move Objects to Section Layout

This positions the image below all body text and objects added to the page in the current section.

See Add watermarks and background objects in Pages on Mac - Apple Support

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