Creating a New Watermark Profile

  1. In SmartConsoleClosed Check Point GUI application used to manage a Check Point environment - configure Security Policies, configure devices, monitor products and events, install updates, and so on., select Security Policies > Shared Policies > DLP and click Open DLP Policy in SmartDashboard.

    SmartDashboardClosed Legacy Check Point GUI client used to create and manage the security settings in versions R77.30 and lower. In versions R80.X and higher is still used to configure specific legacy settings. opens and shows the DLP tab.

  2. From the navigation tree, click Additional Settings > Watermarks.

  3. Click New.

    The Watermark Profiles window opens.

  4. In the General page, enter the Name for the watermark profile.

  5. Click Advanced.

    The Advanced Settings window opens.

  6. Clear the Use the same configuration for all supported file types option to create different watermarks for Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files.

    Note - A watermark in Excel cannot exceed 255 characters. The 255 character limit includes the visible watermark text and formatting data. If you exceed the 255 character limit, the watermark feature makes a best effort to show as much text as possible.

    The 255 limit is per document.

    • All pages

      Section Break

      In Word 2007

      In Word 2010

      Yes

      All pages get watermark

      All pages get watermark

      No

      All pages get watermark

      All pages get watermark

    • First page only

      Section Break

      In Word 2007

      In Word 2010

      Yes

      All pages get watermark

      First page only gets watermark

      No

      All pages get watermark

      First page only gets watermark

    • Even pages only

      Section Break

      In Word 2007

      In Word 2010

      Yes

      All pages get watermark

      All pages get watermark

      No

      Only even pages get watermark

      Only even pages get watermark

    • Odd pages only

      Section Break

      In Word 2007

      In Word 2010

      Yes

      All pages get watermark

      All pages get watermark

      No

      Only odd pages get watermark

      Only odd pages get watermark

    Note - The actual placement of watermarks depends on:

    • If the document contains Section Breaks on the page.

    • The version of MS Word used to create the document.

  8. Click OK.