For whatever reason, watermarks are sometimes necessary, even on drawings.  Since SolidWorks currently has no watermark feature, and does not allow the user to change the order of drawing entities, a workaround is necessary.  Here's one method:

1.Open the drawing.

2.Edit Sheet Format.

3.Use Annotation Note to create and place the text that will become the watermark.

4.Edit the properties of the Note to adjust its font, angle, size, etc as desired.

5.Highlight the Note and change its color using the Line Color function.  For best results, assign a very light color to the Note.

6.Right Mouse Button click on the Note and select Make Block and accept.

7.Edit Sheet.

The Note will now appear underneath all other objects on the Drawing Sheet.  Tip:  for added control over the watermark, link its annotation note to a document property to reduce the effort needed to edit it when the drawing's status changes.

Additional note: This is a basic method.  A more advanced method that links the Watermark to a custom property can be found here:  http://www.fcsuper.com/swblog/?p=24

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