watermarkDocx
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watermarkDocx
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Inserts a watermark into a Word document.
Description
public watermarkDocx (string $source, string $target, [string $type, array $options])
This method allows you to insert a watermark image or text in a Word document.
Parameters
source
Path to the Word document.
target
Path to the resulting watermarked document.
type
Watermark type: 'text' or 'image'.
options
The possible keys and values are:
Key | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
remove_previous_watermarks | bool | If true (default) removes previous watermarks. |
scope | string | Header (default) or footer. |
section | int | All if not set. Allows adding a watermark per section. |
If type is 'image':
Key | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
image | string | Path to the watermark image. |
height | int | Watermark image height in pixels (optional). |
width | int | Watermark image width in pixels (optional). |
decolorate | bool | If true (default) decolorates the image. |
gain | string | Optional value to customize decoloration: hexadecimal value. |
blacklevel | string | Optional value to customize decoloration: hexadecimal value. |
If type is 'text':
Key | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
text | string | The string of text used for watermarking. "\n" adds a line break. |
text_orientation | string | Orientation: diagonal (default) or horizontal. |
height | int | Watermark text height in pixels (optional). |
width | int | Watermark text width in pixels (optional). |
font | string | The font-family. If not set defaults to Calibri. |
bold | bool | Bold style. |
italic | bool | Italic style. |
color | string | Hexadecimal value or color name (defaults to silver). |
opacity | float | Decimal number between 0 and 1. If not set defaults to 0.5 |
add_vshapetype_tag | bool | If true (default as false) adds a v:shapetype tag to force LibreOffice to display the text watermark. |
Exceptions
Error while trying to open the (base) template as a zip file.
Unknown watermark type.
Image doesn't exist.
Image format not supported.
Code samples
Release notes
- phpdocx 14.0:
- return DOCXStructure.
- phpdocx 12.5:
- multiline texts.
- bold and italic styles.
- phpdocx 12.0:
- DOCXStructure.
- htmlspecialchars applied in text value.
- replaced exit methods by exceptions.
- phpdocx 10.0:
- footer scope.
- phpdocx 9.5:
- watermarks per section.
- phpdocx 9.0:
- add_vshapetype_tag option.