Watermarks in Word documents serve as overlayed text or pictures that are typically used to indicate documents’ status, confidentiality, draft nature, etc. While they are useful in certain contexts, watermarks often become a hindrance when it comes to presenting documents. They can be distracting, obscuring the readability, and reduce the overall quality of the document. This article will show how to remove watermarks from Word documents in Python programs using Spire.Doc for Python.

Install Spire.Doc for Python

This scenario requires Spire.Doc for Python and plum-dispatch v1.7.4. They can be easily installed in your Windows through the following pip commands.

pip install Spire.Doc

If you are unsure how to install, please refer to this tutorial: How to Install Spire.Doc for Python on Windows

Remove the Watermark from a Word Document

Spire.Doc for Python provides the Document.Watermark property which allows users to deal with the watermark of a Word document. Users can assign a null value to this property to remove the watermark of Word document. The detailed steps are as follows:

• Create an object of Document class.
• Load a Word document using Document.LoadFromFile() method.
• Remove the watermark by assigning a null value to Document.Watermark property.
• Save the document using Document.SaveToFile() method.

from spire.doc import *
from spire.doc.common import *

# Create an object of Document class
doc = Document()

# Load a Word document
doc.LoadFromFile("Sample.docx")

# Remove the watermark
doc.Watermark = None

# Save the document
doc.SaveToFile("output/RemoveWatermark.docx", FileFormat.Auto)

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If you'd like to remove the evaluation message from the generated documents, or to get rid of the function limitations, please request a 30-day trial license for yourself.

A watermark is a semitransparent text or an image placed behind the content of a document. In Word, you can add a watermark to protect the intellectual property of the document, for example to include a copyright symbol, author's name or company logo. Or you can use it to indicate the status of a document, such as "Draft", "Confidential", or "Final". This article will demonstrate how to add text watermarks and image watermarks to Word in Python using Spire.Doc for Python.

• Add a Text Watermark to Word Document
• Add an Image Watermark in a Word Document

Install Spire.Doc for Python

This scenario requires Spire.Doc for Python and plum-dispatch v1.7.4. They can be easily installed in your Windows through the following pip commands.

pip install Spire.Doc

If you are unsure how to install, please refer to this tutorial: How to Install Spire.Doc for Python on Windows

Add a Text Watermark to a Word Document in Python

Spire.Doc for Python provides the TextWatermark class to set a text watermark, and then you can add it to Word document through Document.Watermark property. The following are the detailed steps.

• Create a Document object.
• Load a sample Word document using Document.LoadFromFile() method.
• Create an instance of TextWatermark class.
• Set the text, font size, color and layout of the text watermark using the methods of TextWatermark class.
• Add the text watermark to the Word document using Document.Watermark property.
• Save the result document using Document.SaveToFile() method.

from spire.doc import *
from spire.doc.common import *

# Create a Document object
document = Document()

# Load a Word document
document.LoadFromFile("test.docx")

# Create a TextWatermark object
txtWatermark = TextWatermark()

# Set the format of the text watermark
txtWatermark.Text = "DO NOT COPY"
txtWatermark.FontSize = 65
txtWatermark.Color = Color.get_Red()
txtWatermark.Layout = WatermarkLayout.Diagonal

# Add the text watermark to document
document.Watermark = txtWatermark

#Save the result document
document.SaveToFile("Output/TextWatermark.docx", FileFormat.Docx)
document.Close()

Add an Image Watermark in a Word Document in Python

To set the image watermark, you can use the methods of PictureWatermark class. The following are the detailed steps.

• Create a Document object.
• Load a sample Word document using Document.LoadFromFile() method.
• Create an instance of PictureWatermark class.
• Load an image as the image watermark using PictureWatermark.SetPicture() method, and then set scaling as well as washout property of the image watermark.
• Add the image watermark to the Word document using Document.Watermark property.
• Save the result document using Document.SaveToFile() method.

from spire.doc import *
from spire.doc.common import *

# Create a Document object
document = Document()

# Load a Word document
document.LoadFromFile("test.docx")

# Create a PictureWatermark object
picture = PictureWatermark()

# Set the format of the picture watermark
picture.SetPicture("logo.png")
picture.Scaling = 100
picture.IsWashout = False

# Add the image watermark to document
document.Watermark = picture

#Save the result document
document.SaveToFile("Output/ImageWatermark.docx", FileFormat.Docx)
document.Close()

Apply for a Temporary License

If you'd like to remove the evaluation message from the generated documents, or to get rid of the function limitations, please request a 30-day trial license for yourself.