Applies ToPowerPoint 2013
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Let's add a watermark to a presentation that identifies it as a draft version. Putting the watermark on the slide master adds it to all slides.

Add a DRAFT watermark

  1. Click VIEW > Slide Master, and select the slide master.

  2. Click INSERT > Text Box. Then, draw a large text box, and type DRAFT.

  3. Select the text, and in the mini-toolbar, enter a font size of around 250 to 300.

  4. Click HOME> Paragraph > Center to center the text in the text box.

  5. Click the DRAWING TOOLS FORMAT tab > Align > Align Center. Also, click Align Middle.

  6. Click the DRAWING TOOLS FORMAT tab > Format Text Effects dialog box launcher.

  7. In the dialog box, click the TEXT OPTIONS tab, and click the Text Fill & Outline tab. Under TEXT FILL, drag the Transparency slider to about 80.

  8. Click Send Backward and Send to Back. This places DRAFT on a layer behind the elements on your slide, but just above your slide background.

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