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How to Insert Watermark in PDF Files

Watermarks sometimes serve a very important role. One, they serve as a security tool for your PDF document and secondly, they can be an effective advertising tool. Therefore if you are considering using a watermark on your PDF, you have a good idea going. This article will show you how to easily insert watermark in PDF with no hitch at all.

Part 1 The Program for Inserting Watermark in PDF

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It is quite easy to add watermarks on PDF document when you have the right tool. Wondershare PDFelement offers you easy flowing processes that are not too complex for you to understand. It enables you to do many editing tasks on your PDF document with ease and comfort. Some of PDFelement features include and are not limited to;

  • You can convert a Word, Excel, HTML among others, documents into PDF and from PDF into other formats.
  • Edit PDF files to add or remove images, texts, comments and other additions you may wish to add.
  • Add text, image and file as a watermark to your PDF for copyright protection.
  • You can add comments or highlight parts of a PDF file to emphasize any content you want.
  • Recognize texts in scanned PDF and make the file editable with OCR technology.

Part 2How to Insert PDF Watermark

Step 1. Import Your PDF

Launch PDFelement. Click the "Open" button on the Home window to select the file you wish to insert the watermark on.

If you are using Mac, click the "Open File" button to browse through your storage folders to find the desired file.

Step 2. Insert Watermark into PDF

On your open document, select the "Page" tab and followed by the "Watermark" option. Select "New Watermark" from the submenu. You will be presented with a new window. Choose whether you want: Text or File and specify the watermark location. You can further enhance the appearance, placement, size and the pages the watermark will appear on by clicking on "Advanced Setting" at the bottom left. Finally click on "OK".

For a Mac, expand the right hand side "Watermark" menu and select "Add". If you choose "Text", write the text you wish to appear as a watermark on your document. If you choose "File" or "Image", choose the file you wish to use as your watermark. If you are satisfied by the adjustments you have chosen, click on "OK".

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Published: May 27,2016 10:42 am / Updated: Jun 13,2016 16:23 pm

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