How to add or remove a watermark with Soda PDF Desktop?

Learn how to add or remove a text or image watermark in your PDF to secure, brand, or personalize your documents.

 

Adding a watermark

 

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  • Open the Edit Module.
  • Click on the Watermark feature.

A window will open providing you with a series of options to configure your watermark.

On the left-hand side of the window is a previewer.

  • You can cycle between the different pages of your document to preview what it will look like on any page.

You can choose to create a text-based watermark.

  • Select Text as Source.
  • Enter your text into the box.
  • Choose the Font, Font Size, and Color.
  • You can also Bold or Italicize your text.
  • The position will let you choose between 9 placement spots on your page.
  • In the Pages to Apply section, you can determine which pages you want the watermark to appear on.
  • In Rotation, you can select the different angles of the A to rotate your watermark.
  • Opacity allows you to change the transparency level of your watermark. At 100 it will appear as any other document element. At 0 it will be invisible.
  • When you are ready to add your watermark, click APPLY.

 

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You can choose to upload any file to use as a watermark.

  • Choose File as Source.
  • Click on the Browse button.
  • A Browse Window will open. Choose the image from your computer that you would like to use.
  • Adjust the Absolute Scale of the image.
  • Location allows you to choose to have the watermark appear above all document elements or behind them.
  • Click MAKE DEFAULT to use these settings moving forward. You can reset the default at any time.

 

  • To add a watermark to multiple documents, click Multiple Files to use the Batch Watermark feature.

 

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Removing a watermark

 

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  • Open the Edit Module.
  • Click on the Remove Page Marks feature.
  • Choose Remove Watermark.
  • Select the pages to remove the watermarks from.
  • Click on the Remove button.
  • The watermarks will be removed.

 

We have two additional modules. The OCR module allows you to recognize and edit text within any scanned document or image. We also have the E-Sign module that allows you to electronically sign PDFs and track and manage e-signatures in real-time. If those modules are not available for you, you can purchase them here.

 

     

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