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For a background fill, you can use hatching, a gradient, or a bitmap image.</paragraph> 43<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148701" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="36">If you want to change the background fill for all of the slides, choose <emph>View - Master - Slide Master</emph>. To change the background fill of a single slide, choose <emph>View - Normal</emph>.</paragraph> 44<comment>insert help id when available</comment> 45<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id624713" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"> 46<ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Click Set Background Picture for Slide in the context menu of a slide in Normal view to select a bitmap file. This file is used as a background picture.</ahelp> 47</paragraph> 48<comment>removed a para, #63970</comment> 49<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150534" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="49">To use a color, gradient, or hatching pattern for the slide background</paragraph> 50<list type="ordered"> 51<listitem> 52<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149942" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="50">Choose <emph>Format - Page</emph>, and then click on the <emph>Background</emph> tab.</paragraph> 53</listitem> 54<listitem> 55<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148725" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="51">In the <emph>Fill</emph> area, do one of the following:</paragraph> 56<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153040" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="52">Select <emph>Color</emph>, and then click a color in the list.</paragraph> 57<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150866" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="53">Select <emph>Gradient</emph>, and then click a gradient style in the list.</paragraph> 58<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150338" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="54">Select <emph>Hatching</emph>, and then click a hatching style in the list.</paragraph> 59</listitem> 60<listitem> 61<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150021" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="55">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 62</listitem> 63</list> 64<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145244" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="56">To use an image for the slide background</paragraph> 65<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148394" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="57">You can display an entire image as a slide background, or you can tile the image to produce a patterned background.</paragraph> 66<list type="ordered"> 67<listitem> 68<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3156064" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="58">Choose <emph>Format - Page</emph>, and then click on the <emph>Background</emph> tab.</paragraph> 69</listitem> 70<listitem> 71<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145356" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="59">In the <emph>Fill</emph> area, select <emph>Bitmap</emph>, and then click an image in the list.</paragraph> 72<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3150757" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="60">If you want to use a custom image for the slide background, close the <emph>Page Setup</emph> dialog, and then choose <emph>Format - Area</emph>. Click the <emph>Bitmaps</emph> tab, and then click <emph>Import</emph>. Locate the image you want to import and click <emph>Open</emph>. When you return to the <emph>Background</emph> tab, the image you imported will be in the <emph>Bitmap</emph> list.</paragraph> 73</listitem> 74<listitem> 75<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153151" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="61">Do one of the following:</paragraph> 76<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150263" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="62">To display the entire image as the background, clear the <emph>Tile</emph> check box in the <emph>Position</emph> area, and then select <emph>AutoFit</emph>.</paragraph> 77<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149756" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="63">To tile the image on the background, select <emph>Tile</emph>, and set the <emph>Size</emph>, <emph>Position</emph>, and <emph>Offset</emph> options for the image.</paragraph> 78</listitem> 79<listitem> 80<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154934" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="64">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 81</listitem> 82</list> 83<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3158403" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="47">This modification is only valid for the current presentation document.</paragraph> 84<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN10820" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="NEW">To save a new slide master as a template</paragraph> 85<list type="ordered"> 86<listitem> 87<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10827" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>View - Master - Slide Master</emph> to change to the slide master.</paragraph> 88</listitem> 89<listitem> 90<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1082F" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">Choose <emph>Format - Page</emph> to change the slide background, or choose other formatting commands. Objects that you add here will be visible on all slides that are based on this slide master.</paragraph> 91</listitem> 92<listitem> 93<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10837" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>View - Normal</emph> to close the master view.</paragraph> 94</listitem> 95<listitem> 96<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1083F" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>File - Templates - Save</emph> to save the document as a template.</paragraph> 97</listitem> 98<listitem> 99<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10847" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Enter a name for the template. Do not change the category from "My Templates". Click OK.</paragraph> 100</listitem> 101</list> 102<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1084A" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Now you can use the Presentation Wizard to open a new presentation based on your new template.</paragraph> 103<section id="relatedtopics"> 104<embed href="text/simpress/guide/masterpage.xhp#masterpage"/> 105<embed href="text/simpress/guide/layers.xhp#layers"/> 106<embed href="text/simpress/guide/footer.xhp#footer"/> 107</section> 108</body> 109</helpdocument> 110