Add watermarks and background objects in a Pages document

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 master object

Add an object, text, or image to any page in the section, then drag it to where you want it to appear on each page.
To add an image, first click in the toolbar, then click Photos.
Click the Style tab at the top of the sidebar on the right.
If you don’t see a sidebar, or the sidebar doesn’t have a Style tab, click in the toolbar.
With the object still selected, drag the Opacity slider to make the object more or less transparent.
Choose 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.

Choose 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: Choose Arrange > Section Masters > Move Object to Page.