On 03/23/2010 01:44 PM, McLauchlan, Kevin wrote: > All, > > OOo Writer (3.2.0 on Win XP Pro x64) has taken over the word "Watermark" > with something other than what I think of as a "watermark". > > My question is how to get the effect I want. > > I want to place a graphic on the 'paper', at the very bottom, > full-width (edge-to-edge... would bleed if the printer allowed). > > I want it to appear on every page, faded to about 30%. > > I want it to not interfere in any way with text or graphics > on my working page (in the text area). > > Insert > Picture > from file doesn't seem to do that. > > Format > Page > Background > [graphic tab] won't let me > place the imported graphic outside the page margins. > It insists on putting it UP from the bottom and IN from > the sides of the sheet of paper background. I can't > see any options or selections to get past this. > > What is the procedure to impose what English speakers > would really recognize as a "watermark" and not just > "some graphic, sorta in back, inside the margins" ??
Try inserting a frame. You can anchor to page, wrap to background, extend full-width, and adjust the bleed to 30%. When wrapped to background it will appear like a watermark. Don't know how you get it on each page though. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
