How to add text or image watermarks to Google Docs

As you’re well aware, there is an in-built feature for watermarking documents in Microsoft Word processors and other word processors to prevent documents from being copied without your prior permission. Similar to other Word processors, Google Docs is a free web-based word processor packed with helpful features that let you create, edit and store documents online.

Earlier Google Docs lacked watermarking functionality but now you are able to add text or image watermarks to Google docs.

How to Add Watermarks to Google Docs

Using Google Docs your can either add text or image watermarks to your documents. It enables you to add a faded or grey background behind your document’s text.

Insert Text Watermarks into Google Docs

Unlike Microsoft Word, Google Docs doesn’t have default text watermarks such as CONFIDENTIAL, DO NOT COPY, SAMPLE or DRAFT that can be inserted into your documents.

Follow these simple steps to insert text watermarks into Google Docs.

Step 1: To get started, navigate to Google Docs and open your existing document or create a new one.

Step 2: Next, head to the Insert menu and select Watermark from the drop-down menu.

Step 3: After selecting the Watermark option, a sidebar panel will appear on the left-hand side. Here you will find Image and Text based options. Now choose the Text option to add a text watermark to your document. Type your watermark text in the text box you wish to appear as a watermark. This watermark will appear on the back of your text and replicate itself on each page of your document. Outside of this, it also offers a slew of customization options to customize your watermark including the font type, size, style (bold/italic/underline), transparency and diagonal or horizontal orientation.

Step 4: Once you are satisfied with the outcome, click Done.

Insert Image Watermarks into Google Docs

In Google Docs, you can also add transparent logos or image watermarks to your documents, just like in Microsoft Word.

Follow these simple steps to insert image watermarks into Google Docs.

Note: Here the steps number first and second are the same as above, you can skip them if you have already done so.

Step 3: In this step, from the left-hand sidebar panel, select the Image option and then click on the Select Image box to select an image.

Step 4: Upon clicking on the Select Image box, a pop-up window titled “Insert watermark” will appear. Next, browse and upload an image from your computer machine. You can also select an image or picture from Google Drive, Google Photos, Google image search, camera or a URL. Once the image is selected, click the INSERT button. Finally, the selected image will be inserted into your document.

Step 5: You can now adjust your image size using the Scale formatting tool. It lets you scale the image to 50% to 500%. By default, the image scale is set to 100% (Auto). More than that, you have the option to check or uncheck the Faded box. It’s up to you. For additional customization tools, click on the More image options. This includes size and rotation, position, recolour and Adjustments (transparency, brightness, contrast).

Step 6: When you are satisfied with the result, click Done.

So this was all about how to add text or image watermarks to Google Docs, still if you have any doubts you can drop your queries below in the comment box.

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