How to Insert Watermark in WPS on Windows

Use WPS PDF Insert Watermark on Windows through 3 how-to topics related to PDF text editing, with 0 free topics and 3 membership-related topics.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Open the Insert Watermark feature

Entry point: Edit tab → Edit Content → Text Editing → Watermark

1. Open the PDF file that you want to edit.
2. Click the Edit tab on the top menu bar.
3. Click Edit Content to enter content editing mode.
4. Click Text Editing on the toolbar to switch to text editing mode.
5. Select the text that you want to format so the Watermark command can be used.

Success Criteria

• UI state: The page enters an editable state, and text-related tools are available after text is selected.
• Next actions: You can click Watermark to apply the effect to the current text selection.

Tips While Using

• Common mistakes: If you do not enter text editing mode first, the text effect command may not work as expected.
• Membership: This PDF editing capability requires a WPS membership.
• Environment limits: Text in scanned PDFs may need OCR before it can be selected directly.

2. Apply the watermark effect to selected text

Entry point: Edit tab → Edit Content → Text Editing → Watermark

1. Enter text editing mode by following the path above.
2. Select the text that you want to format.
3. Click the Watermark button on the toolbar.
4. Check the text on the page to confirm that the effect has been applied to the current selection.

Success Criteria

• UI state: The target text shows the applied watermark effect.
• Next actions: You can continue selecting other text, repeat the action, or save the PDF.
• No side effects: Unselected text does not change at the same time.

Tips While Using

• Common mistakes: If no text is selected first, the effect cannot be applied accurately to the target content.
• Membership: This section requires a WPS membership.

3. Remove an applied watermark effect

Entry point: Edit tab → Edit Content → Text Editing → Watermark

1. Select text in the PDF that already has the watermark effect applied.
2. Click the Watermark button again on the toolbar.
3. Check whether the text returns to its previous state.
4. Save the PDF to keep the change.

Success Criteria

• UI state: The watermark effect is removed from the target text.
• Next actions: You can select other text and continue editing, or save and close the file.
• No side effects: Only the currently selected text is affected.

Tips While Using

• Common mistakes: If the selected text does not already have this effect, the result after clicking again may differ from what you expect.
• Membership: This section requires a WPS membership.