How to Add a Watermark in Google Docs?

Add a Watermark in Google Docs

How to insert a watermark in your documents in Google Docs. You can use watermarks to add text or logo that appears in the background of every page of your document.

Microsoft word includes a useful feature “Watermark” that fades behind the content of every page in the document.

Step 1:  Open your document in Google Docs.



Step 2:  Select Insert option on the Tool bar. You can find Watermark option (Yellow highlight)

Step 3:  After clicking Watermark option, you will get Watermark window on your right.

              You can find Image Watermark background and Text background option. To add text watermark, select Text.


Step 4:  You can provide your watermark text in Insert Text text box and apply style using below options and click Done to save your changes.

Font family, Font size, Bold, Italic, Text color, Transparency, Diagonal (Position), Horizontal (Position).




Step 5:  You can provide your watermark image by clicking Select image and upload or drag image by using one of the below options.


I am selecting UPLOAD option in the pop-up window and uploading image from my computer.


Select Faded option to make your document content looks clear and click Done to save your changes.

If you wish to remove watermark from your content you can click Remove watermark button on the bottom.


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