Custom Watermarking

Watermarking Files involves Box placing a semi-transparent overlay across files' contents.

Box enables select accounts to apply customized watermarks to either individual files, or to all files within a folder:

• You must be an Owner, Co-owner or Editor of a file or folder to customize a watermark
• Customizing watermarks is available only for Enterprise Plus accounts and higher, and for accounts that use Shield

Enable Custom Watermarking

Before using Custom Watermarking, ensure the feature is enabled for managed users in the Admin Console. This step is required to activate the feature across your enterprise.

To enable custom watermarking:

1. Log in to your Box account and go to Admin Console.
2. In the left sidebar, click Enterprise Settings > Content & Sharing.
3. Scroll down to the Custom Watermarking section.
4. Click Edit Configuration.
5. In the popup modal, select Enable for all managed users.
6. Click Save to confirm your selection.
7. At the top of the Content & Sharing tab, click Save to apply the changes.

Add Custom Watermarking

Use the steps below to add custom watermarking to individual files or all files within a folder.

To add customized watermarks to an individual file:

1. In your All Files window, hover on the file.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Right-click on the file, then hover on More Actions and click Watermarking, or
   • Click the ellipsis (...), then hover on More Actions and click Watermarking.
3. Ensure the Enable watermarking for this file slider is set to its enabled position.
4. Click Customize Watermark.
5. Select and configure your watermark's properties.
6. Click Save.

To add customized watermarks to all files in a folder:

1. In your All Files window, hover on the folder.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Right-click on the folder, then click Settings, or
   • Click the ellipsis (...), then click Settings.
3. Scroll down to the Watermarking section.
4. Check Enable watermarking for this folder.
5. Click Customize Watermark.
6. Select and configure your watermark's properties.
7. Click Apply settings to all files in this folder.
8. Click Save.
9. In the top of your Settings window, click Save Changes.