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How to add a watermark to a PDF without uploading it

Text or logo

A text watermark such as CONFIDENTIAL or DRAFT, or an image such as a company logo. Text uses Latin letters. For other alphabets, use an image of the text.

Layout

Diagonal and centred is the classic look. Straight centred is easier to read. Repeated across the page makes the watermark hard to crop out.

Opacity

Around 20 to 35 percent keeps the page readable. Raise it if the watermark must be obvious in a photocopy.

Pick pages

Leave the pages box empty to mark every page, or enter ranges such as 1-3,5.

A watermark is not security

Anyone with an editor can remove a watermark. If the file must not be changed, add a password with the Protect tab.

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