Watermarking Confidential Documents Before External Sharing
Companies sharing drafts, proposals, or financial documents externally need to apply watermarks indicating confidentiality status. This deters unauthorized distribution and clearly marks the document's classification level.
Workflow
- Finalize the document content and export as PDF
- Use the PDF Watermark tool to apply a diagonal 'CONFIDENTIAL' or 'DRAFT' text watermark across all pages
- Adjust watermark opacity so it is visible but does not obscure the content
- Use PDF Protect to add password-based restrictions on editing and printing
- Distribute the watermarked, protected PDF to external recipients
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