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How to create a watermark in Google doc

Stamp text such as DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL faintly across every page.

Operations
7 steps 3 min Community template
1

Click Insert

Open the Insert menu.

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Click Insert
2

Click Page elements

Hover over Page elements.

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Click Page elements
3

Click Watermark

Choose Watermark. A panel opens on the right.

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Click Watermark
4

Click Text

Open the Text tab. Use the Image tab to use a logo instead.

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Click Text
5

Click the text box

Click Insert text. Type what the watermark should say. You can also change the font, size, transparency and angle.

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Click the text box
6

Click Done

Apply the watermark.

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Click Done
7

Watermark added

The text now shows faintly behind the content of every page.

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Watermark added

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