>It appears that watermarks are not real simple in the VFP report writer, even in 9. If I put one in the page header, it makes the page header become quite large (larger than it needs to be for the data, but large enough for the watermark). In other words, the watermark is not spanning bands. I'd just like a one or two word watermark placed diagonally an spanning most of the page from lower left to upper right. Perhaps there's a trick I've not discovered. Any suggestions?

Check Watermark in report Thread #1139905

From Cathy's article: (quote)

Absolute Positioning can be used to create a watermark on a report. Place a graphic image in the Page Header band, and set it to Scale contents, retain shape. Change the From page top property and the From left property to indicate the upper-left corner of where you want the watermark to begin. Change the Height and Width properties to indicate the overall size of the watermark, making sure not to extend beyond the printable margins of the printer.