In this article, we will guide you on adding watermarks from Google Docs using the default watermark option and Google Drawing.
How to Add a Watermark on Google Docs?
There are three ways you could add watermarks on Google Docs. You could either use the dedicated Watermark tool to place your watermark or insert it as a drawing to your document. Before adding a watermark, you must ensure that your Doc is not in the pageless format. Refer to the following steps to check if your document is in the pageless format:
Use the Watermark Tool
You can add a custom text or image watermark using the Watermark tool on Google Docs. For image watermarks, you could adjust the formatting, including the image Scale and if you want the image to be faded. For Texts, you could change the font type and size. Additionally, you can format your watermarked text to be bold, italic, and underlined. You can also set the alignment of your text as either horizontal or diagonal and place it in front or behind the document text. Follow these steps to add a watermark to your document:
Add Image Watermark
If you wish to add an image as your watermark, you could do it from the Watermark tool on Google Docs. The tool helps you insert an image as a watermark and offers basic formatting options. For image watermarks, you could adjust the image Scale if you want the image to be faded.
Add Text Watermark
You can insert a watermark as text on Google Docs. From the Watermark tool, you could change the font type and size. Additionally, you can format your watermarked text to be bold, italic, and underlined. You can also set the alignment of your text as either horizontal or diagonal and place it in front or behind the document text. Follow these steps to add a watermark to your document:
Create Custom Watermark
If you want to add custom watermarks on each page, you could use the Google Drawing tool. In contrast to using the watermark tool from Google Docs, you could add multiple elements to the watermark on Google Drawing, including texts and images. You can access Google Drawing from Google Docs itself. After creating your custom watermark, refer to the steps mentioned above using the Watermark tool.
Create Custom Text Watermark
You can create your very own text watermark to later add to your document on Google Docs following these steps:
Create Custom Image Watermark
Here’re the steps to create custom image watermarks to add to your document on Google Docs:
From Drive
You can also insert a watermark saved in your Google Drive. Refer to the following steps to insert a watermark from your Google Drive into your document:
Related Questions
How to Delete Watermarks on Google Docs?
You can delete an added watermark from the same method you used to add it in the first place. Follow these steps to remove a watermark from your document:
Can You Insert Both Image and Text Watermarks on Google Docs?
You cannot add image and text watermarks from the Watermark tool on Google Docs at the same time currently. However, you could place a drawing as a watermark to add both images and text to your watermark.
Can You Delete a Watermark from Only One Page on Google Docs?
It isn’t currently possible to remove a watermark from a single page using the Watermark tool on Google Docs. If you’ve placed a drawing as your watermark, you could simply select the element and hit Backspace on your keyboard to remove the watermark.