# How to place a watermark in a PDF document

## Description

If you would like to have watemark in the PDF document.

## Solution

1\. Create PDF Setup document

                Select "View - Go to..." - "PDF setup documents" view

                Create new document (i.e. "# TEST Watermark") and in the Watermark tab set Print watermark to yes.

2\. Setup the Office document to the PDF watermark creation

                In the Office document you should set "SW\_PDFWatermarkText" custom document property to  your sign.

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Or:

                programatically set "SW\_PDFWatermarkText" custom document property before the PDF creation start.