Watermark
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Definition
Section titled “Definition”A watermark is text or an image repeated across a document’s pages, usually behind or over the content, identifying the file’s origin or its status. Where Bates numbering exists so a page can be cited, a watermark exists so a page can be recognized at a glance: draft state, confidentiality, brand, recipient identity. Watermarks are part of the page layer and survive printing, copying, and forwarding.
Example
Section titled “Example”A contract draft sent to three counterparties for comment, each copy watermarked with the recipient’s name. When a copy is forwarded outside the review group, the watermark says where it came from. The draft itself is not protected by the watermark — anyone can crop it — but it identifies every copy at a glance, which is what the sender wanted.
In the PDFLean tools
Section titled “In the PDFLean tools”- watermark a PDF — text or image watermarks, tiled or in a nine-position grid
- overlay a letterhead on a PDF — the related operation for stationery and templates
Related reading
Section titled “Related reading”- Bates Numbering — the other page-wide overlay, used for citation rather than status
- PDF Metadata — the invisible counterpart of a visible watermark
- Sign and Fill PDF Forms — the family hub where overlaying belongs