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Solution ID:
200427112252297
Last Modified Date:
Thu Oct 15 13:41:12 UTC 2026
Taxonomy Path:
Case category//How do I...//setup/create/run a report
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Report Designer - How to add watermarks
Description

You can add a watermark to your business documents to prevent counterfeiting, show they’re confidential or a draft, or add company branding.

In Sage 50 Accounts, you can add text and images as watermarks to your Sage 50 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 press Edit.
  2. On the menu bar select Report, then choose Report Properties.
  3. Enter a new report name and description, then press OK.
  4. Select File, then choose Watermark.
  5. Select Text Watermark, then enter the watermark settings as follows:

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

    To change the text colour, from the colour dropdown menu, choose the required colour.

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

    1. From the colour dropdown 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. Press Add to Custom Colours, then press 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, press Diagonal.
    Adjust the transparency To adjust how transparent the text is on the page, from the Transparency dropdown menu, choose the required percentage.
  6. Press OK.
  7. On the menu bar select File, then Save As.
  8. Enter a new file name then press Save.
  9. On the menu bar press File, then press Exit.

Add an image as a watermark

NOTE:

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 press Edit.
  2. On the menu bar select Report, then choose Report Properties.
  3. Enter a new report name and description, then press OK.
  4. Select File, then press Watermark.
  5. Select Image Watermark, then enter the watermark settings as follows:

    Select the image file

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

    TIP:

    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 dropdown 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, select Diagonal.
    Adjust the transparency To adjust how transparent the image is on the page, from the Transparency dropdown menu, choose the required percentage.
  6. To confirm the settings, click OK.

 

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