BackgroundArea

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

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

To access this command...

Choose View - Styles (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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.

Colours

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

Gradient

Fills the object with a gradient selected on this page.

Image

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

Pattern

Fills the object with a simple two colour 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.