Adding a watermark to a chart
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Paul Manning
Thanks for your reply, Lorna.
I think it has a problem with PNG files. I converted it to JPG and it did what it was supposed to do. Paul
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According to the FH Help files, you create a ‘watermark’ by using the Format Diagram Items option. (Right-click on the image in the diagram to get a short menu, the last is ‘Format’.) To quote from the Help file: “If you want a picture to appear faded (like a watermark), use the 'Fade Image' field. A value of 0% means that the image is not faded at all. A value of 100% means that the image will be near invisible. Remember you can order any diagram item, so you can move a picture behind all other diagram items if you wish.” However a ‘faded’ image still obscures other diagram elements if it is in front, so you need to move it behind. I admit I haven’t experimented with transparent areas. I know that FH has particular rules when using bmp files for diagram icons, (“Whatever colour appears in the top-left hand corner of the bitmap will be interpreted by Family Historian as transparent. So, for example, if the top-left corner is white, every white pixel in your bitmap will appear to be transparent”) but I don’t think the same applies to large images. Lorna
From: Paul Manning
Sent: 11 January 2022 13:59 To: family-historian@groups.io Subject: [family-historian] Adding a watermark to a chart
I would like to add a watermark to a chart. It looks as if it should be possible as there is a Watermark tab in the Properties section in Print Setup...
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Paul Manning
I would like to add a watermark to a chart. It looks as if it should be possible as there is a Watermark tab in the Properties section in Print Setup...
However, it doesn't like my PNG file and insists on adding black to the transparent area, which as I want the watermark in the foreground, makes the chart completely undreadable. Am I doing something wrong? Paul
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