Print the background. Select a cell, click the Copy drop-down button in the Clipboard option group on the Home tab, and select the Copy as Picture option. Set options. Leave the options in the dialog box unchanged, and then click OK. Paste photos. Select any cell in the new worksheet where you want to paste the picture, and then click Paste in the clipboard options group. Print preview. Open the File menu, and you can see the printed background in the print preview area.