Watermarks What is it? A symbol, image or text that is transparent and identifies the original author or the specific intent of the document, photo, report or file

Why use it? Reasons to use it Identifies author Marks intention – demonstrates classification as “Draft,” “Confidential” or “Do Not Duplicate” Could be used simply for internal Protects your work – potential copyright infringement

Tips Should be transparent so as not to distract from the report, photo or document Removing someone’s watermark can infringe on their copyright and is a potential lawsuit

Simple Exercise Using one of your premade logos, use this PPT to impose your logo as a watermark in the bottom right hand corner of this slide presentation Input also the words “confidential” diagonally across your slides Hand this file into the Hand in Folder labelled – “PPT Watermark – Your Name”