Select the type of background that you want to apply.
Using a Color as a Background
Color Background
Click the color that you want to use as a background. To remove a background color, click No Fill.
Highlight Color
Background Color
Applies the current highlight color to the background of a text selection. If no text is selected, click the Highlight Color icon, select the text that you want to highlight, and then click the Highlight Color icon again. To change the highlight color, click the arrow next to the Highlight Color icon, and then click the color that you want.
Preview Field
Displays a preview of the current selection.
For
Select the area that you want to apply the background color to. For example, when you define the background color for a table, you can choose to apply it to the table, the active cell, the row, or the column.
This option is only available when you edit the background of a table or a paragraph style.
Using a Graphic as a Background
File
Contains information about the graphic file.
Display field
Shows the path for the graphic file.
Link
Links to or embeds the graphic file in the current file.
Preview
Displays or hides a preview of the selected graphic.
Browse
Locate the graphic file that you want to use as a background, and then click Open.
Type
Specify the way that you want to display the background graphic.
Position
Select this option, and then click a location in the position grid.
Area
Stretches the graphic to fill the entire background of the selected object.
Tile
Repeats the graphic so that it covers the entire background of the selected object.
