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AIP watermarks not applying when document is viewed/printed from excel online stored in OD4B
Hello,
We have a document with watermarking applied through AIP. If I view this document in the desktop version of Excel and hit print the watermark applies perfectly. If I view it in Excel Online ...
- here is the (short) explanation to this limitation:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Can-I-add-a-watermark-a9205277-8a8e-40cf-9665-47ad864e1327
How are you applying the watermark? Manual or auto label?
Manual
- Ok, I was able to reproduce the issue, but I think it's not related to AIP. I think it's a limitation of Excel online and watermarks (if you select "Edit in Excel" you should be able to see your watermark again).
You could configure OD4B to open in desktop app by default, by giong to site settings -> Libraries and Lists -> Documents -> Configuration -> Advanced configuration -> Default behavior for opening docs- here is the (short) explanation to this limitation:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Can-I-add-a-watermark-a9205277-8a8e-40cf-9665-47ad864e1327Very disappointing. Every solution I try to implement from this Suite feels half baked...
Yup, pretty sure the Excel Web App does not support watermarks, although I wasn't able to find a document that says that exact thing...
