/text/shared/guide/background.xhp Sun Microsystems, Inc. converted from old format - fpe backgrounds; defining colors/pictures paragraphs; backgrounds text; backgrounds colors; backgrounds pictures; backgrounds pages; backgrounds spreadsheets; backgrounds tables; backgrounds cells; backgrounds watermarks adding;backgrounds Defining Background Colors or Background Graphics You can define a background color or use a graphic as a background for various objects in $[officename]. Applying a Background To Text Characters Select the characters. Choose Format - Character. Click the Background tab, select the background color. Applying a Background To a Paragraph Place the cursor in the paragraph or select several paragraphs. Choose Format - Paragraph. On the Background tab page, select the background color or a background graphic. Applying a Background To All or Part of a Text Table Place the cursor in the table in your text document. Choose Table - Table Properties. On the Background tab page, select the background color or a background graphic. In the For box, choose whether the color or graphic should apply to the current cell, the current row or the whole table. If you select several cells or rows before opening the dialog, the change applies to the selection. Applying a Background to Parts of a Text Table Using an Icon To apply a background color to cells, select the cells and click the color on the Background Color toolbar. To apply a background color to a text paragraph within a cell, place the cursor into the text paragraph, then click the color on the Background Color toolbar. Applying a Background To a $[officename] Calc Spreadsheet Select the cells. Choose Format - Cells (or Format Cells from the context menu). On the Background tab page, select the background color. Graphics in the Background of Cells Choose Insert - Picture - From File. Select the graphic and click Open. The graphic is inserted anchored to the current cell. You can move and scale the graphic as you want. In your context menu you can use the Arrange - To Background command to place this in the background. To select a graphic that has been placed in the background, use the Navigator Navigator. Graphic in the Background of Printed Pages (Watermark) Choose Format - Page. On the Background tab page, select a background color or a background graphic. This background appears only in the print behind the cells not formatted elsewhere. Applying Backgrounds To Presentation Pages See .

Highlighting icon Background tab page