Add a watermark in an employee handbook PDF
Handbooks need small, careful updates: a new holiday, a changed contact, a revised policy line. Make them in the PDF and keep a precise record of the changes. Stamp DRAFT, CONFIDENTIAL or your own text across pages.
How to do it
- 1.Open Add watermark.
- 2.Type the text and choose size, angle and opacity.
- 3.Download the PDF.
What people change in an employee handbook
- • Policy wording
- • HR contacts
- • Holiday list
- • Effective date and version
- • Office addresses
What happens to the rest of the page
- • The watermark is added as a layer; the original page content is not rewritten.
- • Works on every page at once.
Publish a change log
Compare the new handbook with the previous version and share the result so staff see exactly what changed.
Mark drafts
Watermark drafts while they're under review, and remove the watermark by exporting from the unwatermarked copy.
Questions people ask
+Can I remove a watermark later?
Keep the original file. Watermarks are added to the copy you download.
+Can employees acknowledge it?
They can sign the acknowledgement page with Sign.
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