{"id":26233,"date":"2022-05-28T08:17:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T06:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=26233"},"modified":"2024-05-19T10:05:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T08:05:35","slug":"custom-letterhead-in-microsoft-word-365","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/custom-letterhead-in-microsoft-word-365\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Custom-Letterhead-in-Word.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Custom-Letterhead-in-Word-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Custom-Letterhead-in-Word-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Custom-Letterhead-in-Word-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Custom-Letterhead-in-Word-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Custom-Letterhead-in-Word.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Letterheads<\/strong> have become an<strong> integral part of conveying information<\/strong>, especially in corporate situations. A <strong>company&#8217;s brand identity<\/strong> is shown by its letterhead.<\/p>\n<p>From logos and basic information to custom graphics, a letterhead <strong>grasps the attention of the recipient<\/strong> and creates a recognizable identity for the company. Letterhead can also have used for personal reasons.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>layout of the letterhead can easily be modified<\/strong> for corporate or personal use.<\/p>\n<p>Letterheads can be used for <strong>various different reasons<\/strong> like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sending <strong>invoices<\/strong> to clients and customers.<\/li>\n<li>Recording the <strong>minutes<\/strong> of a meeting.<\/li>\n<li>Sending <strong>offer letters<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Sending <strong>personal invites<\/strong> like wedding invitations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So let us see how you can make your custom letterhead in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/christmas-borders-in-microsoft-word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Word<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Watch it on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nBE-USSu1Wg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a> and give it a thumbs-up!<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nBE-USSu1Wg?rel=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You first need to identify what <strong>elements you need to insert<\/strong> into your letterhead. Some of the commonly used elements can be :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#watermarks\"><strong>Watermarks<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#logo\"><strong>Logo<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#graphics\"><strong>Graphic elements<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#info\">Your Information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"watermarks\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Watermark<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let us now explore how to insert a <strong>watermark<\/strong> on your letterhead. A watermark can be a sign of<strong> validity, showing confidentiality and restricting the copying of sensitive information<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can easily follow the steps below to insert a watermark:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Design<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Watermark<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Here you will be presented with preset watermarks, mainly used to protect your data. You can also insert your own watermark by clicking on <strong>Custom<\/strong> <strong>Watermark<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead02-1024x517.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"1024\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead02-1024x517.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead02-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead02-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead02.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the pop-up window, check the <strong>Picture<\/strong> <strong>watermark<\/strong> box, and click on <strong>Select<\/strong> <strong>Picture<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Browse and select the picture you want as a watermark.<\/li>\n<li>You can check the <strong>Washout<\/strong> box, which will give the picture a faded look in the background. Click on <strong>OK<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead03.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead03-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"1024\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead03-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead03-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead03-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead03.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you have completed all the steps, you will see that your <strong>selected picture will be visible in the background<\/strong> of your Word document.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead05-1024x518-1.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead05-1024x518-1.jpeg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead05-1024x518-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead05-1024x518-1-300x152.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead05-1024x518-1-768x389.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><a id=\"logo\"><\/a>Logo<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The logo <strong>immediately catches the eye of the recipient<\/strong>. It is really simple to add a logo in MS Word. Let us see how!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Insert<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Pictures<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Under the &#8220;<strong>Insert Picture From<\/strong>&#8221; list, select <strong>This<\/strong> <strong>Device<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead04-1024x517.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"1024\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead04-1024x517.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead04-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead04-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead04.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>From the pop-up window that opens, <strong>browse and select your logo<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Now you can <strong>stretch the logo<\/strong> by dragging it from the corner.<\/li>\n<li>You can also go to <strong>Home<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Center<\/strong> <strong>Align<\/strong>. Now your logo will be on the center of the screen!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead05.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead05-1024x518.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead05-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead05-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead05-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead05.jpg 1363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"graphics\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Graphic Elements<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aesthetics play a very important role in letterheads. You can easily grasp the <strong>attention of the reader<\/strong> with your letterhead by inserting a <strong>few graphic elements<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For that, it is better if you <strong>match the colors present on your letterhead to the colors present in your logo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Let us see how you can get the exact colors in your logo:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Picking Color in Paint<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the <strong>Paint<\/strong> app.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead06-1024x521-1.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-26302 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead06-1024x521-1-e1652900054180.png\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"611\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead06-1024x521-1-e1652900054180.png 611w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead06-1024x521-1-e1652900054180-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>File<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Open<\/strong>. Browse and select your logo.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Home<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Color<\/strong> <strong>Picker<\/strong> tool.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead07-1024x529-1.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead07-1024x529-1.jpeg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"458\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead07-1024x529-1.jpeg 458w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead07-1024x529-1-300x155.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Take the tool cursor to the color you want to pick and click on it. You will see that <strong>Color<\/strong> <strong>1<\/strong> is filled with the color you picked.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead07.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead07-1024x529.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead07-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead07-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead07-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead07.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Edit Colors<\/strong> and note the <strong>Red<\/strong>, <strong>Green,<\/strong> and <strong>Blue<\/strong> values of the color on the bottom right of the pop-up box.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead08.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead08.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"449\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead08.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead08-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now if you want to insert this exact color on your letterhead, you can easily duplicate the red, green, and blue values and get the same color.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Inserting Shapes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A simple way of adding graphic elements to your letterhead is by using shapes. MS Word offers a variety of <strong>different shapes<\/strong> that you can <strong>fill with color to brighten up your document<\/strong>. Let us see how you can insert shapes into your letterhead:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Insert<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Shapes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Under the <strong>Shapes<\/strong> drop-down menu, you can select whichever shape you want. Let us go with a simple triangle.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead09.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead09-1024x516.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"1024\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead09-1024x516.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead09-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead09-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead09.jpg 1363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click your <strong>left mouse button and drag to draw<\/strong> the shape. Once drawn, you can drag the shape and place it wherever you want.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead10-1024x517-1.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead10-1024x517-1.jpeg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"375\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead10-1024x517-1.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead10-1024x517-1-300x129.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now let us see how to <strong>add color fill<\/strong> to our shapes.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select your shape and go to <strong>Shape<\/strong> <strong>Format<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Shape<\/strong> <strong>Fill<\/strong>. Under the dropdown list, click on <strong>More<\/strong> <strong>Fill<\/strong> <strong>Colors<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead10-1024x517.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"1024\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead10-1024x517.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead10-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead10-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead10.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the pop-up box, under the <strong>Custom<\/strong> tab, choose the <strong>Color model<\/strong> as <strong>RGB<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Now you can paste the values of red green and blue that you extracted from your logo in <strong>Paint<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead11-1024x514.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"1024\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead11-1024x514.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead11-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead11-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead11.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>You can copy the shape by selecting it and pressing <strong>Ctrl+C<\/strong>. Press <strong>Ctrl+V to paste<\/strong> the shape.<\/li>\n<li>You can also <strong>rotate the shape by clicking, on the circular arrow<\/strong> on top of the shape, and dragging it. Since we have selected a triangle as our shape, we can <strong>fit four triangles into the four corners<\/strong> of our letterhead.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead12-1024x518-1.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-26305 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead12-1024x518-1-e1652900694599.jpeg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"268\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead12-1024x518-1-e1652900694599.jpeg 268w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead12-1024x518-1-e1652900694599-239x300.jpeg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now you will see that the shapes have the same colors as present in your logo. You can also <strong>add other shapes like rectangles<\/strong> and insert more graphical elements to your letterhead and give it a clean and attractive look.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead14-1024x517.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"1024\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead14-1024x517.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead14-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead14-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead14.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can add <strong>color as per the logo color<\/strong> scheme to enhance the final output of the letterhead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead15.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead15-1024x514.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"1024\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead15-1024x514.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead15-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead15-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead15.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>QR Code<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Inserting a QR code into your letterhead will provide the recipient the <strong>ease to simply click a photo of the code<\/strong> and <strong>go to any links<\/strong> that are encoded in it.<\/p>\n<p>You can, for example, <strong>redirect the person to your website via your QR code<\/strong> where they are able to view information about your company and how to your contact details. Let us see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/word-files-to-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to insert a<\/a> QR code in MS Word:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Insert<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Pictures<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Under the &#8220;<strong>Insert Picture From<\/strong>&#8221; list, select <strong>This<\/strong> <strong>Device<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>From the pop-up window that opens, browse and <strong>select your QR Code<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>You can <strong>reduce the size of the code by dragging it<\/strong> from the corner. Now you can drag and place the QR Code wherever you want on your letterhead.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead16.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead16.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"377\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead16.jpg 377w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead16-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"info\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Your Information<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While you can certainly just start typing on your letterhead, <strong>inserting a text box<\/strong> is more flexible and will not mess with your layout. Furthermore, you can easily <strong>drag your text box to place it wherever you want<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can add a text box by following the steps below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Insert<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Text<\/strong> <strong>Box<\/strong>. Under the drop-down list, select any text box you want and just start typing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead17.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-26286 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead17-1024x518.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create a Custom Letterhead in Microsoft Word 365\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead17-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead17-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead17-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letterhead17.jpg 1363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, this article has given you a headstart on creating your own letterhead. You can <strong>add or reduce the different elements<\/strong> explained here while <strong>creating your custom letterhead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can always come back to this article in case you want to revisit any concepts!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/101-free-microsoft-word-templates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a> to download 101 Free Word Templates that you can use and customize!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Free-Microsoft-Word-Templates-25971.png\" width=\"407\" height=\"229\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about how to use Excel by viewing our FREE Excel webinar training on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-43.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Formulas<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pivot Tables<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-39.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Macros &amp; VBA<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Letterheads have become an integral part of conveying information, especially in corporate situations. 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