Watermarks are typically transparent, so those viewing the image can still admire it. You can usually identify the photographer through the watermark, too. Watermarking images can also protect the copyright - ensuring others don't use the image without the owner's permission.

On the Design tab, select Watermark. In the Insert Watermark dialog, select Text and either type your own watermark text or select one, like DRAFT, from the list. Then, customize the watermark by setting the font, layout, size, colors, and orientation. ... Select OK.

A watermark is an image or text that appears behind the main text of the document. It is usually a lighter shade than the text, so you can read the document easily. Text Watermarks are often used to categorize or to show the purpose of a document with words such as DRAFT.

Watermarks have traditionally been used as a form of authentication for legal documents and paper currency. A watermark is embedded within the fibers of paper when it is first constructed, and it is essentially invisible unless held up to a light or viewed at a particular angle.

Many people believe that by adding a watermark to their images it will stop people, or at the very least deter them, from using their images without permission. However, there is no real proof that a watermark does indeed reduce this from happening at all.

Watermarks were first developed about 1282 by Italian papermakers at Fabriano. By the 15th century, most manufacturers were using watermarks to assure quality and authenticity. Now the characteristic patterns provide a method to distinguish paper manufacturers and sometimes date the paper.

1. : a mark that shows the height to which water has risen. 2. : a mark (as the maker's name or trademark) made in paper during manufacture and visible when the paper is held up to the light. watermark.