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Add watermarks and background objects in Pages on Mac
You can add text, watermarks, logos or other images that appear in the same place in the background of every page of your document. These repeated elements are called master objects. The more transparent you make the object, the more it fades into the background behind the document content.
If your document is divided into sections, you can add different master objects to each section.
Add a watermark (master object)
Click one of the object buttons in the toolbar to add a text box, shape or image to any page in the section, then drag it to where you want it to appear on each page.
If you add a text box, type the text you want to appear.
In the Format
sidebar, click the Style tab.To adjust the transparency (opacity), drag the Opacity slider to make the object more or less transparent.
Adjust the size and position of the object on the page.
Select Arrange > Section Masters > Move Object to Section Master (from the Arrange menu at the top of your screen).
The object is moved to the background of every page in the section.
Master objects are locked (made unselectable) by default.
Edit or delete a master object
To edit or delete a master object, first make it selectable.
Select Arrange > Section Masters > Make Master Objects Selectable (from the Arrange menu at the top of your screen).
Select the master object, then do one of the following:
Remove the object completely: Press Delete.
Lock master objects after editing: Deselect Make Master Objects Selectable so master objects can’t be moved or deleted by accident.
Keep the object but remove it as a master object: Select Arrange > Section Masters > Move Object to Page.