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# Background Area (Background, Highlighting)

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

You can add custom colors, gradients, hatchings, two color patterns and image 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 New/Edit Style - 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 New/Edit Style - Background tab.

Choose Format - Page Style - 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 New/Edit Style - 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 New/Edit Style - 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 New/Edit Style - 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 New/Edit Style - 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.

## 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 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

## Use Background

Use the slide background as a fill. This differs from "None" in that the area is actually filled with the slide background at that location, instead of simply showing what is behind the shape.

1. Use Background: the object area is filled with the background fill. The object covers the blue circle.

2. Fill: The object uses the same gradient fill of the background. The object covers the blue circle.

3. None: the object does not have a fill. The blue circle is visible though the object.

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 dialog was opened.

### Apply

Applies the modified or selected values without closing the dialog.

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

Related Topics

Drawing Styles