Google Documents may be among the most packed word processors out there, but until now, it does not have the ability to do anything as worldly as a water sign of documents. It was until September 2021, when Google finally brought the ability to upload watermarks. Although this is better than it has no choice to mark documents at all, people still miss Google Docs to produce the ability to create and add their own text based water from the application.
And that is what Google activated on the document starting January 24, 2022. According to blog posts on the Google Workspace update blog, the company has begun to play the option to create or import text water marks on Google Documents. In addition to getting the ability to add fresh text based water signs, this feature now ensures that text water signs from files imported from other word processing applications will be maintained during the import / export process.
Because this is a relatively new feature, it may need a few moments before it is activated for all Google Documents users. However, if you have been waiting for Google to activate this feature on Google Documents, this is how you can start using it immediately!
How to add text water signs on Google Documents
To add text water marks to the Google Documents file you are working on, you must take the following steps.
Open the Google Documents document that applies.
Navigate to ‘Insert’ and look for the option that says ‘watermark.’
It will open the side panel where you get the option to choose between water-based water signs or simple text water signs.
If you want to simply add a text water sign, select the type of the ‘text’ tab and type the watermark text in the text box.
You also get basic formatting options and the ability to adjust transparency and text orientation.
After you are happy with the results, click Finish.
Blog posts add that the Text Watermark will automatically be repeated on each page of the document, so you will not be asked to repeat the process manually for each page.
Although it is understood that not everyone may need this feature, there are various users who work with secret word documents and draft files. For them, add watermarks that say ‘secret’ (or draft) in these documents will let them emphasize the nature of these documents. These water signs can even function as visual cues and reduce the possibility of files that are accidentally shared with people who may not read them.