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Brettisme
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September 9, 2014
Question

Conditional Watermarks Hidden Behind Graphics

  • September 9, 2014
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I am using Frame 11. I have conditional watermarks on master pages. They work well on body pages with text or tables. On the body pages that have imported Illustrator graphics, the watermarks do not show. They appear, but are hidden behind the graphics. I cannot get them to appear in front of the graphics that are imported into the body pages.

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Arnis Gubins
Arnis Gubins
Inspiring
September 9, 2014

Objects on a Master page are always behind objects on the Body page. FM uses a postscript imaging model (picture a stack of plates with the Master page on the bottom and the Body page on top). There's no way to move a Master page object on top of a Body page object in FM.

If you want a watermark on top of the graphics either do it (manually) on the Body page or use Acrobat's Watermarking tool instead (a lot more control).

Bob_Niland
Community Expert
Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 10, 2014

> If you want a watermark on top of the graphics either do it (manually) on the Body page or use Acrobat's Watermarking tool instead (a lot more control).

Since we have to post-process our PDFs in AcroPro anyway, I use the Acro WM tool when I need front-layer WM.

But there is a way to get FM to do it, involving a separate Flow_W, a small text frame on each MP, anchored frames outside of text frame on Body, and using Conditional Text to turn the AFs with WM content on and off.

I haven't fully tested it (esp. for precise layer management), but could do so and post the steps if there is any interest.

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BrettismeAuthor
Participant
September 10, 2014

Arnis,

Adding a flow to the conditional MP watermark AF or TF was something that didn't even come across my radar!

I am not a template person and have inherited this project. I don't want to use Acrobat for WMs because it bloats the file size; some of these Parts Catalogs are large to begin with.

Can I just add a flow on the AF or TF on the MP or are you saying that the AF and TF must be mirrored on the BP?

I can call the flow anything that I want (that doesn't conflict with existing flows) cant I? I just specify the flow in the properties dialog of the AF (or the TF)?

Thanks for the reply!

Brett

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