# Watermark (https://docs.carlio.app/docs/settings/watermark)

Draw the company logo over car photos on the customer and partner portals



The watermark draws the company logo over car photos that the dealership shares through the customer and partner portals.

**Requirements:**

* The dealership plan must be Trade or Export. On other plans, every control on the page is read-only.
* Changing the settings needs the permission to update the organization. By default, only the owner holds this permission.
* A company logo must exist. The logo is the image that the watermark draws.

## Add the company logo [#add-the-company-logo]

1. Open **[Settings](https://carlio.app/dashboard/settings)**, then **[Company](https://carlio.app/dashboard/settings/company)**.
2. Select **Upload logo** and choose an image file.
3. Select **Save Changes** in the bar **Unsaved Changes**.

Until a logo exists, the **Watermark** page shows the note "A company logo is required before the watermark can be enabled." The note links to **Settings › Company**. The **Enable the watermark** switch stays disabled.

## Turn on the watermark [#turn-on-the-watermark]

1. Open **[Settings](https://carlio.app/dashboard/settings)**, then **[Watermark](https://carlio.app/dashboard/settings/watermark)**.
2. Turn on the switch **Enable the watermark**.
3. Select a value in the field **Position**.
4. Move the slider **Size**.
5. Move the slider **Opacity**.
6. Turn on **Tile** to repeat the logo over the whole photo. This step is optional.
7. Check the card **Preview**.
8. Select **Save Changes** in the bar **Unsaved Changes**.

The toast **The watermark settings have been saved.** confirms the change.

## The settings [#the-settings]

| Setting                  | Values                                                                     | Starting value   |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| **Enable the watermark** | On or off                                                                  | Off              |
| **Position**             | **Top Left**, **Top Right**, **Center**, **Bottom Left**, **Bottom Right** | **Bottom Right** |
| **Size**                 | 5 to 50 per cent of the photo width                                        | 18 per cent      |
| **Opacity**              | 1 to 100 per cent                                                          | 70 per cent      |
| **Tile**                 | On or off                                                                  | Off              |

When **Tile** is on, the field **Position** is disabled and the text "Position does not apply to a tiled watermark." appears. The slider **Size** then sets the width of each repeated logo.

The card **Preview** draws the logo over a sample car photo in the browser. The text on the card states that the delivered photo matches the position, size and opacity. The preview shows the text "The preview requires a company logo." when no logo exists.

## What the photos show [#what-the-photos-show]

When the dealership plan includes watermarking, a logo exists and the switch is on, these photos carry the watermark:

* Car photos on the customer portal.
* Cover photos of cars on the partner portal.

Videos on the customer portal do not carry the watermark. Photos inside the dashboard do not carry the watermark either. The stored original photo does not change.

When the switch is off, the plan does not include watermarking, or no logo exists, the portals show the plain photos.

## Notes [#notes]

* Replacing the company logo changes the logo on the watermark.
* On a plan without watermarking, the page shows the card **Unlock Image Watermarking** with the badges **Trade** and **Export**. Select **View Plans** to open **Settings**, then **Billing**.
* The page offers one watermark for the whole dealership. The page has no setting for a single car.