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# Background Area

Set the fill options for the selected drawing object or document element.

You can add custom colours, gradients, hatchings, two-colour patterns and bitmap patterns to the default lists for later use.

To access this command...

Choose View - Styles (Command+T F11) - choose Paragraph, Frame or Page style - open context menu - choose Modify/New - Area tab.

Choose Table - Properties - Background tab. Select the table object - Cell, Row or Table - which background area is to be filled.

Choose Format - Page Style - Area tab.

Choose Format - Text Box and Shape - Area - Area

Choose Styles - Manage Styles (Command+T F11) - choose Cell or Page style - open context menu - choose Modify/New - Background tab.

Choose Format - Page - Background tab

Choose Format - Cells - Background tab

Choose Format - Object - Area - Area tab.

Choose Format - Style - Edit Style - Area tab

Choose Slide - Properties - Background tab

Choose Format - Styles - Manage Styles (Command+T F11), choose Drawing or Presentation style - open context menu - choose Modify/New - Area tab.

Choose Format - Object and Shape - Area - Area tab

Choose Format - Style - Edit Style - Area tab

Choose Format - Styles - Manage Styles (Command+T F11), choose Drawing style - open context menu - choose Modify/New - Area tab.

Choose Page - Properties - Background tab.

Choose Format - Area - Area tab

Choose Format - Title - Area tab.

Choose Format - Legend - Area tab.

Choose Format - Chart Wall - Area tab.

Choose Format - Chart Floor - Area.

Choose Format - Chart Area - Area.

When editing a form:

Choose View - Styles (Command+T F11) - choose Paragraph, Frame or Page style - open context menu - choose Modify/New - Area tab.

Choose Table - Properties - Background tab. Select the table object - Cell, Row or Table - which background area is to be filled.

Choose Format - Page Style - Area tab.

Choose Format - Text Box and Shape - Area - Area

When editing a report:

Choose Format - Page - Background tab.

Choose View - Styles (Command+T F11) - choose Paragraph, Frame or Page style - open context menu - choose Modify/New - Area tab.

Choose Table - Properties - Background tab. Select the table object - Cell, Row or Table - which background area is to be filled.

Choose Format - Page Style - Area tab.

Choose Format - Text Box and Shape - Area - Area

## None

Do not fill the selected object.

## Colors

Select a color to apply, save the current color list, or load a different color list.

## Gradient

Fills the object with a gradient selected on this page.

## Bitmap

Select a bitmap that you want to use as a fill image, or add your own bitmap pattern.

## Pattern

Fills the object with a simple two color pattern selected on this page.

## Hatch

Fills the object with a hatching pattern selected on this page.

You can quickly select fill options from the list boxes on the Drawing Object Properties toolbar.

Area Style / Filling

Select the type of fill that you want to apply to the selected drawing object.

### Reset

Resets changes made to the current tab to those applicable when this dialogue box was opened.

### Apply

Applies the modified or selected values without closing the dialogue box.

This option appears only for Paragraph Style, Frame Style, and Page Style.