Watermark issue in Crystal reports 2008 1

[adriae]

Hi!
I'm running Crystal Reports 2008, and have searched diligently through the forums looking for a solution to this issue (haven't found one yet!)

I have a watermark set up in Page Header b, and also have my Details section conditionally highlighted. When Detail rows are highlighted in the report, the highlighting is interrupted by the entire watermark, so that a large "square" section in the middle my report page is not highlighted, although the text overlays the watermark.

Any advice on how I can make the watermark transparent even behind conditional row highlighting?

Thanks!

 

[lbass]

How is the watermark added? As an OLE object? Or?

-LB

 

[adriae]

Yes, it appears to be an OLE object.

 

[lbass]

I see what the issue is, but I can't think of a solution other than to reintroduce the watermark in some other format.

-LB

 

[adriae]

Thanks for your help! I'm going to keep trying with different formats and will repost here if I find a solution!

 

[adriae]

Not sure if this solution will work for everyone but I wanted to share it in this forum.

I was able to locate a .png image of my company logo to use as a watermark. Before, I was using .jpg images and could not get it to become fully transparent. I copied and pasted the .png image into Word, then right-clicked on the image and selected Format Picture. I then clicked on the drop-down button next to Recolor, then selected "Washout" from the Color Modes list.

I was then able to paste this "Washout" image in my Page Header b section and it is now transparent, even behind conditional row highlighting and any template formats I choose to use.

Hope this helps.

 

[lbass]

Thanks.

-LB