Change Watermark and Background Settings in Print Preview

• Feb 05, 2026
• 3 minutes to read

Invoke the Watermark Dialog

To add a watermark to a document, click the Watermark button on the toolbar:

The Watermark dialog will be invoked.

Add a Text Watermark

To add a text watermark, open the Text Watermark tab.

Specify the following settings:

• Text

  The watermark’s text.

• Direction

  The incline of the watermark’s text.

• Font

  The font of the watermark’s text.

• Color

  The foreground color of the watermark’s text.

• Size

  The size of the watermark’s text.

• Bold

  Formats the watermark’s text as bold.

• Italic

  Formats the watermark’s text as italic.

• Position

  Specifies whether a watermark should be printed behind or in front of page content.

• Transparency

  The transparency of the watermark’s text.

• Id

  The unique identifier of a watermark used to specify the watermark in the WatermarkId property (See the Manage Watermark Collection section for details).

• Page Range

  The range of pages which contain a watermark.

• Role

  Specifies the role of a text watermark in the exported PDF document. This value is used by assistive technologies.

• Description

  Specifies the description of a text watermark used by assistive technologies.

Add an Image Watermark

Specify an image. Click the Load image option’s Browse button.

In the invoked Select Picture dialog, select the file containing the image that you wish to use as a watermark and click Open.

Specify the following picture options:

• Size Mode

  The mode in which a picture watermark is displayed.

• Tiling

  Specifies whether a picture watermark should be tiled.

• Horizontal Alignment

  Specifies the horizontal alignment of the watermark.

• Vertical Alignment

  Specifies the vertical alignment of the watermark.

• Position

  Specifies whether a watermark should be printed behind or in front of page content.

• Transparency

  The transparency of the watermark’s image. The Transparency property is unavailable when you specify an SVG image.

• Id

  The unique identifier of a watermark used to specify the watermark in the WatermarkId property (See the Manage Watermark Collection section for details).

• Page Range

  The range of pages which contain a watermark.

• Role

  Specifies the role of an image watermark in the exported PDF document. This value is used by assistive technologies.

• Description

  Specifies the description of an image watermark used by assistive technologies.

Note

A report can display only one watermark on a report page.

Specify the Pages Where you will Display Your Watermark

Specify the required pages to apply a watermark in the Page Range section of the dialog.

Separate page numbers with commas, or specify page ranges using a dash.

Add a Background Color to a Document

To add a background color to a document, click the Page Color button on the toolbar. The Page Color dialog will be invoked.

Then, choose a color from the Custom, Web, or System palettes.