1*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<helpdocument version="1.0"> 3*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 4*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<!--*********************************************************** 5*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 6*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 7*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 8*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * distributed with this work for additional information 9*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file 10*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 11*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 12*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * with the License. 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See the License for the 20*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * specific language governing permissions and limitations 21*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * under the License. 22*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 23*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski ***********************************************************--> 24*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 25*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 26*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 27*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 28*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<meta> 29*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <topic id="textswriterguidebackgroundxhp" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> 30*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Defining Background Colors or Background Graphics</title> 31*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <filename>/text/swriter/guide/background.xhp</filename> 32*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </topic> 33*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </meta> 34*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <body> 35*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3149346"><bookmark_value>backgrounds;text objects</bookmark_value> 36*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>words;backgrounds</bookmark_value> 37*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>paragraphs; backgrounds</bookmark_value> 38*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>text;backgrounds</bookmark_value> 39*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>tables; backgrounds</bookmark_value> 40*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>cells; backgrounds</bookmark_value> 41*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>backgrounds;selecting</bookmark_value> 42*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</bookmark><comment>MW transferred 4 index entries from shared/guide/background.xhp and added 3 new entries</comment> 43*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149346" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><variable id="background"><link href="text/swriter/guide/background.xhp" name="Defining Background Colors or Background Graphics">Defining Background Colors or Background Graphics</link> 44*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</variable></paragraph><comment>MW built this file from splitting shared/guide/background.xhp</comment> 45*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id7355265" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">You can define a background color or use a graphic as a background for various objects in $[officename] Writer.</paragraph> 46*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147653" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">To Apply a Background To Text Characters</paragraph> 47*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <list type="ordered"> 48*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 49*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150669" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="4">Select the characters.</paragraph> 50*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 51*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 52*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155390" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="5">Choose <emph>Format - Character</emph>.</paragraph> 53*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 54*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 55*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153665" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="6">Click the <emph>Background</emph> tab, select the background color.</paragraph> 56*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 57*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </list> 58*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3153541" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="7">To Apply a Background To a Paragraph</paragraph> 59*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <list type="ordered"> 60*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 61*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145119" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="8">Place the cursor in the paragraph or select several paragraphs.</paragraph> 62*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 63*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 64*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3158430" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="9">Choose <emph>Format - Paragraph</emph>.</paragraph> 65*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 66*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 67*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151245" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="10">On the <emph>Background</emph> tab page, select the background color or a background graphic.</paragraph> 68*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 69*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </list> 70*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id0104201010554939" role="tip" l10n="NEW">To select an object in the background, hold down the <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline> key and click the object. Alternatively, use the Navigator to select the object.</paragraph> 71*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149294" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 72*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski oldref="11">To Apply a Background To All or Part of a Table</paragraph> 73*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <list type="ordered"> 74*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 75*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154346" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="12">Place the cursor in the table in your text document.</paragraph> 76*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 77*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 78*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148664" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="13">Choose <emph>Table - Table Properties</emph>.</paragraph> 79*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 80*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 81*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154938" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="14">On the <emph>Background</emph> tab page, select the background color or a background graphic.</paragraph> 82*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 83*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 84*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156280" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="15">In the <emph>For</emph> 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.</paragraph> 85*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 86*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </list> 87*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3151041" role="tip" l10n="U" oldref="31">You may also use an icon to apply a background to table parts.</paragraph> 88*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <list type="unordered"> 89*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 90*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150767" role="tip" l10n="U" oldref="32">To apply a background color to cells, select the cells and click the color on the <emph>Background Color</emph> toolbar.</paragraph> 91*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 92*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 93*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147084" role="tip" l10n="U" oldref="33">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 <item type="menuitem">Background Color</item> toolbar.</paragraph> 94*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 95*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </list> 96*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <section id="relatedtopics"> 97*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<switch select="appl"> 98*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<case select="IMPRESS"><embed href="text/simpress/guide/background.xhp#background"/> 99*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</case> 100*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</switch> 101*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10A56" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW"><link href="text/shared/02/02160000.xhp">Highlighting icon</link></paragraph> 102*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156180" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="30"><link href="text/shared/01/05030600.xhp" name="Background tab page">Background tab page</link></paragraph> 103*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id4922025" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW"><link href="text/shared/guide/background.xhp">Watermarks</link></paragraph> 104*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id478530" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW"><link href="text/swriter/guide/pagebackground.xhp">Page Backgrounds as Page Styles</link></paragraph> 105*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </section> 106*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </body> 107*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</helpdocument>