Beginner Guide to Watermark PDF

Watermark a PDF when you want to clearly label every page for review, approval, internal use, or distribution control.

What this tool is best for

• Marking files as Draft or Confidential
• Branding quotes, proposals, and sample packs
• Preventing confusion between review and final versions

Step-by-step workflow

1. Upload your PDF.
2. Enter the watermark text.
3. Choose placement, size, opacity, and color.
4. Download the watermarked PDF.

Best ways to use it

• Keep opacity low enough that the document stays readable.
• Use short words like DRAFT, CONFIDENTIAL, or SAMPLE.
• Diagonal placement is usually the clearest for review copies.

Design notes

• Watermarks are applied on every page.
• Text watermarks may increase file size slightly.
• Short labels usually look cleaner than long sentences.

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