How to Add a Watermark

A watermark is faint diagonal text across every page. Use it to mark drafts, samples, or confidential copies.

Step 1: Enter the watermark text

Go to Content to PDF → PDF Designer → Branding and type the text into Watermark. Keep it short: one word reads best across the page.

Step 2: Set the strength

Watermark Strength (%) runs from 2, barely visible, to 40, hard to read past. The default 8 marks the page without getting in the way of the text.

Step 3: Save and check a PDF

Click Save Changes, then Open real PDF.

The watermark prints on every page, the cover included. It also shows in the reader’s preview.

Things to know

• Clear the field to remove the watermark.
• The watermark is part of the page, so it prints too.
• It does not stop copying. For that, use Copy Protection. See How to Password-Protect PDFs.