How to add a watermark to your PDFs

You can quickly add watermarks to your PDF by creating and flattening a custom stamp. When you flatten a stamp, it becomes part of the document itself—making it permanent and uneditable.

Create a logo watermark

You first need to create a custom stamp with your logo before adding it as a watermark.

1. Go to Tools > Stamp > Create Stamp.
2. Set the opacity to 30% and leave the Template field as Blank (none).
3. Select OK.

Revu creates your stamp and automatically opens it in a new tab.

1. Go to Tools > Markup > Image > From File and select your logo file.
2. Click inside the stamp outline to set the image.
3. Resize your image by dragging the handles around the box.
4. Save your stamp by going to File > Save As and giving it a name.

Apply a watermark to multiple pages and documents

You can quickly add your watermark to several pages or documents at once.

1. Go to Batch > Apply Stamp....
   
2. Add your files by selecting Add for individual files/folders or Load... for a saved batch.
   
   Open PDFs and sets are automatically included.
3. Choose which pages need the watermark in the Pages dropdown on the right.
4. Under Stamp, select your watermark from the dropdown or browse your local drive to find one on your computer.
5. Adjust the watermark's appearance (opacity, rotation, position) as needed.
6. Under Files, select Save... to save this batch.
7. Select OK to apply your watermark.

For complete details on this feature, see Batch Apply Stamp.

Flatten your watermark on multiple pages and documents

To make your stamp function as a permanent watermark, you need to flatten it. Here's how:

1. Go to Batch > Flatten Markups...
2. Click Load... to select the batch containing your watermark stamp.
3. Under Options, uncheck all markup types except Stamp.
4. Select Exclude Filtered Markups.
5. Uncheck Allow Markup Recovery (Unflatten).
6. Select Flatten.

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