Watermarks in PDFs

A watermark is a text or image positioned in front of or behind the document content. Usually, it contains information identifying the document author. You can specify size, font, style, color, page position, and the number of pages to display watermarks. An image from a PDF file can also be used as a watermark. Different watermarks may be used in a single file, and every page can have multiple watermarks.
Watermark settings may be saved for further use.

Add watermarks

To add watermarks to a PDF document, use Document > Watermark > Add in the menu. A dialog box will pop up.

Adding watermarks to the documents in Master PDF Editor

Dialog box “Watermark”

Saved settings

The Saved Settings section contains a list of saved watermark templates. To add a template, configure the required options, and click Save. Specify a template name in a popup window. To remove a template, select it from the list, click Delete, and confirm the process in the popup dialog box.

Source

In the Source section, you can select the source for the watermark. It can be text or image. These are the available options:

  • Text. If chosen, the inserted text will be the source content for the watermark.
  • Font. Set the font family, size, and color, as well as add an underlining for the watermark text.
  • File. If selected, an image loaded from a PDF or an image file will be used as the source for the watermark.
  • Browse. Select the source PDF or image file for the watermark.
  • Page Number. Specify the page in the source file to be used as a watermark. The total number of pages in the source file will be displayed in Total pages.
  • Zoom. Set the scale of the watermark relative to the source image from the PDF file. To make this option active, uncheck the Scale relative to target page box in the Appearance section.

Appearance

The Appearance section allows customizing the visual attributes of the watermark. These are the available options:

  • Rotation. Set the rotate value (in degrees) relative to the document page.
  • Opacity. Set the opacity value (in percents).
  • Scale relative to target page. Set the watermark scale relative to the page it will be inserted on.

Position

In the Position section, you can set the watermark position on the document page. These are the available options:

  • Vertical Distance. Set the value for the vertical watermark offset relative to the selected position: Top, Center or Bottom.
  • Horizontal Distance. Set the value for horizontal watermark offset relative to the selected position: Left, Center or Right.
  • Units. Select the measurement unit for the offset distance.

Preview

The Preview section allows previewing the documents with the watermarks inserted. These are the available options:

  • Preview Page. Specify the page for a preview.
  • Page Range Options… Specify a range of pages for inserting the watermark.

Remove all watermarks

To remove watermarks, use Document > Watermark > Delete. All the watermarks in the document will be removed.

 

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