--- title: "How to add a watermark in PowerPoint" description: "Need to add a watermark to your slides? Learn how to add a watermark in PowerPoint!" canonical: "https://plusai.com/blog/how-to-add-a-watermark-in-powerpoint/" --- Resources # How to add a watermark in PowerPoint Need to add a watermark to your slides? Learn how to add a watermark in PowerPoint! Sandy July 30, 2025 Documents aren’t the only things that may need to be watermarked. If you need to add a “DRAFT” or “CONFIDENTIAL” watermark to your slide deck, here’s a quick guide to setting up watermarks in PowerPoint. In PowerPoint, you can create a watermark background that applies to every slide or insert an image of your watermark on particular slides. To walk you through these options, read on for how to add a watermark in PowerPoint. **Tip**: Check out [how to add a watermark in Google Slides](https://plusai.com/blog/how-to-add-a-watermark-to-google-slides) too! Contents 1. [Add a watermark in the Slide Master](#add-a-watermark-in-the-slide-master) 2. [Add a watermark to individual slides](#add-a-watermark-to-individual-slides) 3. [Generate images with Plus AI](#generate-images-with-plus-ai) 4. [Conclusion](#conclusion) 5. [FAQs](#faqs) ## Add a watermark in the Slide Master For all current and future slide layouts, you can add the watermark using the Slide Master. This ensures that the existing layouts and those you add later will have the watermark image. With your presentation open in PowerPoint, go to **View** > **Slide Master**, select the first slide, and do one of the following to add a watermark background or picture: **Watermark background** 1. To set a watermark as the slide background, open the **Background Styles** menu in the ribbon and pick **Format Background**. 2. In the sidebar, select **Picture or texture fill**. 3. Click **Insert** to choose the image. 4. Use the **Transparency** slider or percentage box to make the image translucent. You can close the sidebar if you want to make additional changes to the Slide Master or use **Close Slide Master** in the ribbon to return to the Normal view. **Watermark picture** 1. To add a watermark picture to the slides instead; for example, if you already have a background or want the watermark in the header or footer, go to the **Insert** tab. 2. Use the **Pictures** menu to locate and choose the image. 3. When the image appears, drag it to the location on the slide where you want it and optionally resize it. 4. Keep the image selected and go to the **Picture Format** tab. 5. Open the **Transparency** menu in the ribbon to pick a preset or choose **Picture Transparency Options** to open the sidebar and enter an exact percentage. When you finish, use **Close Slide Master** in the ribbon to return to the Normal view. ## Add a watermark to individual slides If you prefer to only mark specific slides in your presentation or all of them without using the Slide Master, this is another option. The process is basically the same as above, except you can use the Normal view. Select a slide and do one of the following: - For a watermark background, go to **Design** > **Format Background** and use the sidebar to select a picture and adjust the transparency as described earlier. - For a watermark picture, go to **Insert** > **Pictures** to choose the image, move or resize it, and then use the **Picture Format** tab to [adjust the transparency](https://plusai.com/blog/how-to-make-a-picture-transparent-in-powerpoint) as described earlier. Do the same to add watermark backgrounds or images to additional slides. **Tip**: You can also use the watermark background on all existing slides by clicking **Apply to All** in the sidebar as shown below. ## Generate images with Plus AI While Plus AI is a robust presentation builder, it also doubles as an [AI image generator](https://plusai.com/features/ai-image-generator). That’s right! If you need a photo or illustration for your slideshow, look no further than [Plus AI for PowerPoint](https://plusai.com/ai-powerpoint-maker) and [Google Slides](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/plus_ai_for_google_slides_and_docs/214277172452). You simply enter a description of the image you want, optionally pick a preset style, and insert the picture on your slide. Plus AI also offers a [customizable icon feature](https://plusai.com/blog/how-to-insert-icons-in-powerpoint) for symbols and emojis along with a healthy set of editing tools for adding new slides, rewriting content, and switching slide layouts. Be sure to check out subscription plans with a free trial, a full feature list, and sample presentations on the [Plus AI website](https://plusai.com/). ## Conclusion As you can see, adding a watermark in PowerPoint is a fairly simple process and well worth a few minutes if you believe your slideshow needs one. And remember that you can not only create presentations using Plus AI, but generate images too. ## FAQs **How do I insert a transparent logo in PowerPoint?** To add your logo to a slide, go to **Insert** > **Pictures** and locate the logo image. Once inserted, select the logo, head to the **Picture Format** tab, and use the **Transparency** menu. **How do you make text transparent in PowerPoint?** To make text transparent, right-click the text box and pick Format Options. In the sidebar, select the **Text Options** tab, expand **Text Fill**, and use the **Transparency** section. **How do I remove the background from an image in PowerPoint?** To remove the image background, select the picture and choose **Remove Background** on the **Picture Format** tab. Optionally adjust what the program selects to remove or keep using the buttons in the ribbon. ## More in Resources - [ Resources ### The evolution of the pitch deck (with real decks from LinkedIn, YouTube, and Airbnb) See how startup pitch decks changed from typed business plans to AI drafts, with real decks from LinkedIn, YouTube, Airbnb, and more. 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