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Add a Watermark to a PDF

A watermark places text or an image across every page, usually to mark status or ownership. Because it becomes part of each page, a copy that escapes still carries the marking with it.

How to Add a Watermark to a PDF

  1. Upload the PDF.
  2. Enter the watermark text or upload an image, and set its angle and transparency.
  3. Apply, then download the watermarked file.

When you would use this

  • Marking a circulated document as DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL.
  • Putting a company name across sample scans sent to a prospect.
  • Recording a file reference across an archived record.

Questions

Can a watermark be removed?

Not easily once applied, because it is drawn into the page. Always keep an unwatermarked original.

Will it make the text underneath hard to read?

Lower the opacity. Around 20 to 30 percent is usually visible without obscuring the content.

Can I watermark only some pages?

Yes, where a page range is offered. Otherwise split the file, watermark the part you need, and merge it back.

Need this at scale?

These tools handle one document at a time. When the job is thousands of files, Greenbooks handles document digitization as a managed service, including bulk scanning, OCR and metadata capture, with the output loaded into DocuVenta DMS. Talk to us about volume work.

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