How to Create and Add Watermark in PowerPoint Slides

Key Takeaways

• You can add a watermark to individual slides or all PowerPoint slides simultaneously.
• Using the transparency slider to increase transparency will allow text to show faintly, just like a watermark should.

Create and Add Watermarks to Slides

Use the Master Slide feature to add it to all the slides in one go. If you want to add it to only one slide, skip the first two steps below and begin from Step 3.

Step 1: Click on the View tab from the menu bar and select Slide Master.

Step 2: Select the first slide, which is the master slide, from the left sidebar. You will notice that all other slides are nested below it.

Step 3: Now, under the Insert tab, click the Text Box button and select the Text Box option.

Step 4: Drag the corners to adjust the size of the text box now or later, then click anywhere inside the box and begin typing.

Step 5: Click on the Home tab to customize the font type, size, color, and other watermark details. On some versions of PowerPoint, you may find these options under the Format tab instead.

Step 6: Turn the watermark using the circular grab handle at the top.

Step 7: Select the Send to Back option under the Arrange menu to keep the watermark in the background so that the text and other elements on the slides are clearly visible to viewers.

Step 8: Right-click on the master slide and select Format Background to open the Format Background sidebar.

Step 9: Select your watermark, click Text Options, and increase the transparency to 80% or some other value to make the watermark fade in the background.

Step 10: Once you are happy with the watermark, click Normal under the View tab.

It is a good idea to choose a light color so that text and other elements are easily visible to the naked eye.

Create and Add Watermarks to Images in PowerPoint

Are you planning to add original screenshots or images to the PowerPoint slides? The abovementioned method will only add a watermark to the slides, not images. However, there is a way to add a watermark to images directly inside PowerPoint.

Step 1: Simply drag and drop the image you want to add to the slide.

Step 2: Under the Insert tab, click on WordArt and choose a watermark text style that suits your needs.

Step 3: As in the previous point, you can change the position, font type, size, and color of the watermark and move it around wherever you want.

Step 4: Under the Design tab, click on Format Background.

Step 5: Lastly, select your watermark, click Text Options, and increase the transparency to 80% or some other value to make the watermark fade in the background.

You may change how the watermark looks and feels later.