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Change watermark and background settings

Perform these procedures to add a text watermark, picture watermark, or background color to a report.

  1. Add a text watermark
  2. Add a picture watermark
  3. Add a background color

Add a text watermark

  1. View a report.
  2. On the menu bar click Background > Watermark, or on the toolbar click the Watermark button.
    This opens the Watermark dialog box.
  3. On the Text Watermark tab, enter the watermark text in the Text box.
    You can also click and select predefined text in the box.
  4. As necessary, define other text properties, such as direction, color, font, size, or transparency.
  5. For Position, determine whether the watermark will be in front of or behind the report text.
  6. For Page Range, specify the pages to apply the watermark.
    Type page numbers and/or page ranges separated by commas. Specify page ranges using a dash. For example, type 1,3,5-12.
  7. Click OK.

Add a picture watermark

  1. View a report
  2. On the menu bar click Background > Watermark, or on the toolbar click the Watermark button.
    This opens the Watermark dialog box.
  3. On the Picture Watermark tab, click Load image, select the watermark picture, and click OK.
  4. Customize the image by specifying size mode, horizontal and vertical alignment, tiling, and transparency.
  5. For Position, determine whether the watermark will be in front of or behind the report text.
  6. For Page Range, specify the pages to apply the watermark.
    Type page numbers and/or page ranges separated by commas. Specify page ranges using a dash. For example, type 1,3,5-12.
  7. Click OK.

Add a background color

  1. View a report.
  2. On the menu bar click Background > Color, or click the Color toolbar button.
  3. Choose a color from the Custom, Web, or System palette.