Adding Watermarks

Overview

Watermarks are semi-transparent elements placed behind document content. They're used for draft markers, confidentiality labels, branding, and copy protection.

Text Watermark

Create a diagonal "DRAFT" or "CONFIDENTIAL" watermark:

1. Add a text element with your watermark text (e.g., "DRAFT")
2. Set font size to 72–100px, bold
3. Set text color to a light gray with low opacity (e.g., rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08))
4. Rotate the element to -45 degrees (diagonal)
5. Center it on the page
6. Enable "Repeat on all pages" for multi-page documents
7. Send the element to back so content appears on top

Image Watermark

Use a company logo as a subtle background watermark:

1. Add an image element with your logo
2. Set opacity to 5–10%
3. Scale to cover most of the page (e.g., 300×300px, centered)
4. Send to back and enable repeating

Conditional Watermarks

Show watermarks only in certain conditions using conditional content:

• Draft documents — Show "DRAFT" when status is "draft"
• Copies — Show "COPY" when isCopy is true
• Void — Show "VOID" on cancelled invoices
• Sample — Mark demo or preview documents

Common Watermark Types

Design Guidelines

• Use a single color (gray works best on any background)
• Don't make the watermark darker than 15% opacity
• Diagonal placement (45°) is most effective and traditional
• Centered placement works for most page sizes
• Uppercase text with letter spacing improves recognition
• Test on both light and dark template areas

Next Steps

• Headers & Footers — Other repeating elements
• Conditional Content — Show/hide watermarks
• Styling Elements — Opacity and rotation