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mikie11590029
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February 7, 2020
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Import/Export watermarks in Acrobat

  • February 7, 2020
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Hello!

 

I have a bunch of watermark settings saved. I'd like to be able to share them with other users. How do I export them?

 

Thanks!

Correct answer JR Boulay

"What's the path on a Mac?"

/Users/NAME/Library/Preferences/Adobe/Acrobat/DC/Watermark/

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clarion15090
clarion15090
New Participant
January 28, 2025

If none of the above works, you can open a previous file that contains the watermark, delete all of the content.  This will leave only the watermark on the page.  Then save it using a new name, like "watermark1".   Then open the file you want to apply the watermark to and add your recently created file as the watermark.  You may have to manipulate the size of the watermark.  For me, I just made it 100% and it worked just as before.  Then "Save Settings" and give your new watermark a name.   All done and it will be available as watermark for future documents.

mikie11590029
mikie11590029Author
Participating Frequently
April 17, 2020

I was able to get them shared on a Mac, no problem, thank you! I'm still having trouble with PC though. XML watermarks are stored on my PC here:/Local Disk (C:) / Users /<your profile> / AppData / Roaming / Adobe / Acrobat / DC / Preferences / Watermark

 

My watermark is a JPG, not text.

Even when I put the JPG into the file specified by the XML watermark, I get an error about a source file not being available.

Thanks!

Thom Parker
Thom Parker
Inspiring
April 17, 2020

Since your watermark is from a file, the XML will contain a "SourceFile" tag with the full path to that file.  Notice that this path uses the Acrobat Device Independent File spec. It's not finding your file because the path is bad, or in the wrong format. 

Here's an article that explains the Device Independent File path format:

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/file-paths-acrobat-javascript/

 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
JR Boulay
JR BoulayCorrect answer
Braniac
March 4, 2020

"What's the path on a Mac?"

/Users/NAME/Library/Preferences/Adobe/Acrobat/DC/Watermark/

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    Thom Parker
    Thom Parker
    Inspiring
    February 8, 2020

    You will find many of the Acrobat preferences in XML files at the location returned by this JavaScript funtion:

     

    app.getPath("user","preferences")

     

    For windows this path is:

    /C/Users/<user>/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Acrobat/Beta/Preferences/Watermark

     

    There will be one XML file for each watermark definiton. To share your preferences, copy these files to the same location on the different computer. 

    Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
      mikie11590029
      mikie11590029Author
      Participating Frequently
      March 3, 2020

      What's the path on a Mac?

      Thom Parker
      Thom Parker
      Inspiring
      March 3, 2020

      I believe it is in this folder, but I'm not completely sure:

      /Macintosh HD/Users/[..user name..]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Acrobat DC/Preferences

       

      The only way to be sure is to create a custom watermark preference, and then run the code I posted above in the console window  

      Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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