Creating a Watermark

A watermark is a panel effect that gives your project the appearance of being printed on watermarked paper.

To create a watermark:

1.  Click the Panel Background button on the Objects toolbar and choose Watermark. The Create a Watermark dialog appears.

2.  Type the text you want to appear as the watermark in the Enter Watermark Text box.

3.  You will see your watermark displayed in the preview area. As you make additional changes, you will see those changes displayed as well.

4.  Specify a font for your watermark.

5.  Just beneath the Font combobox is the Size pop-up menu. Choose either Small, Medium, or Large.

6.  You can change the angle of your watermark text to give it a more authentic look. Drag the Text Angle rotate dial to rotate the watermark text.

7.  Click one of the Spacing buttons to set the amount of space between the lines of your watermark.

8.  Click the Color button to add color to your watermark text.

9.  The Color Palette dialog appears.

10.  When you find the color you want to use, click that color in the Color Palette dialog.

11.  Click one of the Blend Style buttons to select a style of blending. The styles, from top to bottom, are linear, dual linear, radial and square burst. Each of the four is paired with a corresponding inverse style. Control the angle of the blend with the Blend Angle rotate dial. Select a Blend Result which most suits your needs on the far right of the dialog and click the OK button to apply the blend to your watermark.

12.  When you are through, click the OK button to add the watermark to your project, or click Cancel to leave this dialog.

Refer to one of the following topics for more information:

Creating a Seal

Designing Signature Blocks

Creating an Initial Cap

Creating a Number

Creating a Logo

Creating a Timepiece