CREATING YOUR OWN WATERMARKS
5 You can choose your Watermark Style from the top right
of the editor. You have two options to choose from. You
can use a purely text-based watermark using whatever fonts you
have on your computer, or you can choose to use a graphic such
as a JPG or PNG file. This might be in the form of a logo or name
style that you have created separately.
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If you choose to create a Text watermark, you can enter
the text you want to appear on the image by clicking in
the text box in the lower left corner of the editor and replacing
the default text with whatever you choose. It will use the fonts
you have on your computer but be aware that OpenType fonts
are not supported.
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The PNG file you chose now replaces the text. You can
alter its Opacity and its Size. Just like the text, you can
alter Horizontal and Vertical positioning and choose which
corner the graphic is anchored to. When you are happy with the
watermark, click Save. You will be asked to save it as a Preset,
which we named ‘Watermark 1’.7
You can alter the look of the text by changing its Text
Options to a new font and style. You can also add a
shadow whose Opacity, Offset, Radius and Angle can all be
changed. Under Watermark Effects you can alter text Opacity,
Size and Horizontal and Vertical position and Rotation.
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Back in the Print Module, if you now go back to the Page
panel, next to Watermarking, you can choose the option
Watermark 1 as your preferred preset from the menu selector.
The watermark you just created will appear on your image and
it is ready for print.8 Alternatively, if you wish to use an image or graphic,
click on the Graphic button on the top right of the
editor. A browser window will appear and you are prompted
to choose an image file to use as your watermark. We have a
simple white icon saved as a PNG file which has a transparent
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