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Solution ID:
200427112252297
Last Modified Date:
Tue Apr 26 07:22:28 UTC 2022
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Case category//How do I...//setup/create/run a report
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Report Designer - How to add watermarks
Description

When printing business documents there are several reasons why you may want to use a watermark, for example, to prevent counterfeiting, to mark something as confidential or a draft, or to add your company trademark or branding.

In Sage 50 Accounts, you can add text and images as watermarks to your Sage Accounts documents quickly and easily. Let's do it now.

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Add text as a watermark

  1. Select the document you want to amend, then click Edit.
  2. On the menu bar click Report, click Report Properties.
  3. Enter a new report name and description, then click OK.
  4. Click File, then click Watermark.
  5. Select Text Watermark, then enter the watermark settings as follows:

    Enter the required text To enter the text, from the first drop-down menu, choose the text you want to show as the watermark, for example, Confidential. Alternatively, to enter your own text, click the box then enter your text.
    Choose a font To set the text font, from the font drop-down menu, choose the required font.
    Choose a size To change the text size, from the font size drop-down menu, choose the required size.
    Choose a colour

    To change the text colour, from the colour drop-down menu, choose the required colour.

    If required, you can define a custom colour for the watermark:

    1. From the colour drop-down menu, choose Custom Colour.
    2. From the colour matrix, select the colour you require. Alternatively, enter the hue, saturation, luminosity, red, green and blue values for your colour.
    3. If required, to change the lightness and darkness, drag the slider arrow up and down the luminosity scale.
    4. Click Add to Custom Colours, then click OK.
    Choose the angle of the text To show the text horizontally on the page, click Horizontal. Alternatively, to show the text diagonally on the page, click Diagonal.
    Adjust the transparency To adjust how transparent the text is on the page, from the Transparency drop-down menu, choose the required percentage.
  6. Click OK.
  7. On the menu bar click File, click Save As.
  8. Enter a new file name then click Save.
  9. On the menu bar click File, then click Exit.

Add an image as a watermark

NOTE: In order to add an image as a watermark, you must first check where the image file is stored on your PC or network.

  1. Select the document you want to amend, then click Edit.
  2. On the menu bar click Report, click Report Properties.
  3. Enter a new report name and description, then click OK.
  4. Click File, then click Watermark.
  5. Select Image Watermark, then enter the watermark settings as follows:

    Select the image file

    To select the image, click Browse, browse to and select the image file you want to add, then click Open.

    TIP: You can add images with the file types .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .ico, .emf and .wmf. 
    Adjust the image size

    To adjust the size of the image on the page, from the Scale drop-down menu, choose the required percentage.
    Choose the angle of the image To show the image horizontally on the page, click Horizontal. Alternatively, to show the image diagonally on the page, click Diagonal.
    Adjust the transparency To adjust how transparent the image is on the page, from the Transparency drop-down menu, choose the required percentage.
  6. To confirm the settings, click OK.

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