How to Watermark a Document in Pages

A watermark is a transparent text box that overlays every page in a document, providing the reader with the knowledge that the document is confidential or a draft. In the past, watermarks were placed on documents by stamping them with a large rubber stamp using transparent red ink. However, now it's all done in the app.

To begin, we start with a document opened in Pages. A watermark is usually added after the document is drafted or completed but before it's distributed to others. First, click on the document then click the text button at the top of the Pages window to add a text box. Drag the handles on either side of the text box so that the box fills the page from the left margin to the right. Select the sample text in the text box then use the formatting tools in the right sidebar to center the text.

Select a font for your watermark and change the color if you want to increase the size of the text until it fills the text box. Since we need to be able to see the text, click on the style tab in the tool sidebar and drag the opacity of the text to a lower level. I found 50% opacity to be transparent enough to really read the text. We need for the watermark to appear on every page of the document or at least every section of the document.

To do this, select a range and move object to section master from the menu bar to move the watermark so that it's placed midway through the document. Select arrange section masters make master object selectable click on the watermark and drag it anywhere you want to on the document in the example I moved it to near the middle of the age.

This watermark now appears on all pages of the document, and it's also visible when you create a PDF of the document or if you print it. You can move the watermark up and down and that's reflected on every page. Removing a watermark is simple, you just select it on any page on which it appears then press the Delete key on your keyboard.

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the right select the sample text in the text box then use the formatting tools in the right sidebar to center the text select a font for your watermark change the color if you want to increase the size of the text until it fills the text box and then since we need to be able to see the text click on the style tab in the tool sidebar and drag the opacity of the text to a lower level I found 50% opacity to be transparent enough to really read the text we need for the watermark to appear on every page of the document or at least every section of the document to do this select a range section masters move object to section master from the menu bar to move the watermark so that it's placed midway through the document select arrange section masters make master object selectable click on the watermark and drag it anywhere you want to on the document in the example I moved it to near the middle of the age and then I rotated the watermark by using the rotate adjustments in the arrange tools on the sidebar this watermark now appears on all pages of the document it's also visible when you create a PDF of the document or if you print it you can move the watermark up and down and that's reflected on every page removing a watermark is simple you just select it on any page on which it appears then press the Delete key on your keyboard pages is also available for iOS tap on your watermark to select it then choose cut from the pop-up menu the watermark disappears but it's stored temporarily in the clipboard tap more' then tap on document setup tap on the document setup page then select paste from the pop-up menu your watermark appears on the master document page and also on every page in a PDF or printed file to rotate the watermark just place two fingers on the box and twist them clockwise or counter clockwise to the angle desired tap Done to save the watermark to remove the watermark from a document in the iOS version of pages open the document setup page tap on the watermark and select delete from the pop-up menu youOh in today's video we'll show you how to watermark a document in pages what's a watermark well let's say you're working on a Pages document that needs to be kept company confidential so that anyone reading it knows that they should not show the document to anybody outside the firm a watermark is a transparent text box that overlays every page in a document providing the reader with the knowledge that the document is confidential or a draft in the good old days watermarks were placed on documents by stamping them with a large rubber stamp using transparent red ink now it's all done in the app to begin we start with a document opened in pages a watermark is usually added after the document is drafted or completed but before it's distributed to others first click on the document then click the text button at the top of the pages window to add a text box drag the handles on either side of the text box so that the box fills the page from the left margin to the right select the sample text in the text box then use the formatting tools in the right sidebar to center the text select a font for your watermark change the color if you want to increase the size of the text until it fills the text box and then since we need to be able to see the text click on the style tab in the tool sidebar and drag the opacity of the text to a lower level I found 50% opacity to be transparent enough to really read the text we need for the watermark to appear on every page of the document or at least every section of the document to do this select a range section masters move object to section master from the menu bar to move the watermark so that it's placed midway through the document select arrange section masters make master object selectable click on the watermark and drag it anywhere you want to on the document in the example I moved it to near the middle of the age and then I rotated the watermark by using the rotate adjustments in the arrange tools on the sidebar this watermark now appears on all pages of the document it's also visible when you create a PDF of the document or if you print it you can move the watermark up and down and that's reflected on every page removing a watermark is simple you just select it on any page on which it appears then press the Delete key on your keyboard pages is also available for iOS tap on your watermark to select it then choose cut from the pop-up menu the watermark disappears but it's stored temporarily in the clipboard tap more' then tap on document setup tap on the document setup page then select paste from the pop-up menu your watermark appears on the master document page and also on every page in a PDF or printed file to rotate the watermark just place two fingers on the box and twist them clockwise or counter clockwise to the angle desired tap Done to save the watermark to remove the watermark from a document in the iOS version of pages open the document setup page tap on the watermark and select delete from the pop-up menu youOh in today's video we'll show you how to watermark a document in pages what's a watermark well let's say you're working on a Pages document that needs to be kept company confidential so that anyone reading it knows that they should not show the document to anybody outside the firm a watermark is a transparent text box that overlays every page in a document providing the reader with the knowledge that the document is confidential or a draft in the good old days watermarks were placed on documents by stamping them with a large rubber stamp using transparent red ink now it's all done in the app to begin we start with a document opened in pages a watermark is usually added after the document is drafted or completed but before it's distributed to others first click on the document then click the text button at the top of the pages window to add a text box drag the handles on either side of the text box so that the box fills the page from the left margin to the right select the sample text in the text box then use the formatting tools in the right sidebar to center the text select a font for your watermark change the color if you want to increase the size of the text until it fills the text box and then since we need to be able to see the text click on the style tab in the tool sidebar and drag the opacity of the text to a lower level I found 50% opacity to be transparent enough to really read the text we need for the watermark to appear on every page of the document or at least every section of the document to do this select a range section masters move object to section master from the menu bar to move the watermark so that it's placed midway through the document select arrange section masters make master object selectable click on the watermark and drag it anywhere you want to on the document in the example I moved it to near the middle of the age and then I rotated the watermark by using the rotate adjustments in the arrange tools on the sidebar this watermark now appears on all pages of the document it's also visible when you create a PDF of the document or if you print it you can move the watermark up and down and that's reflected on every page removing a watermark is simple you just select it on any page on which it appears then press the Delete key on your keyboard pages is also available for iOS tap on your watermark to select it then choose cut from the pop-up menu the watermark disappears but it's stored temporarily in the clipboard tap more' then tap on document setup tap on the document setup page then select paste from the pop-up menu your watermark appears on the master document page and also on every page in a PDF or printed file to rotate the watermark just place two fingers on the box and twist them clockwise or counter clockwise to the angle desired tap Done to save the watermark to remove the watermark from a document in the iOS version of pages open the document setup page tap on the watermark and select delete from the pop-up menu you\n"