Adding watermarks to documents
Who is this article for?
Users looking to add watermark to a document manually, or without triggering the full document control workflow.
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Watermarks are a semi-transparent image or text that appears in the background of a document to indicate its current status in the document's lifecycle. These are system-generated cannot be manually added without initiating the full approval workflow.
This article provides more information on how watermarks are added.
1. Adding a watermark
To add a watermark, you need to put the document through the full approval process to generate one based on its current status:
| Document Status | Watermark Applied |
|---|---|
| Checked Out / In Edit Mode | DRAFT watermark |
| Retired | RETIRED watermark |
These watermarks are not editable and are automatically displayed on the document preview or PDF rendering.
This procedure ensures the integrity of audits and maintains traceability of all modifications.