Applying page backgrounds and themes

You can define the appearance of pages’ backgrounds using the Properties tab or the Gallery.

Applying backgrounds using the Properties tab

You can set a page’s background to a solid colour, a gradient of two colours, a pattern or a picture using the Properties tab.

To apply a background

1. Select Format > Page > Set Background Fill.

   The Properties tab displays Fill Effects options.

2. Select a fill style:

   Fill style	Procedure
   None (transparent)	Select No fill.
   Solid colour	Select Solid fill. Do one of the following: Select one of the 40 colours in the palette. Press More and then select a colour in the dialogue box. Press the eyedropper and then select a colour on the screen.
   Gradient of two colours	Select Gradient fill. For each colour, do one of the following: Select one of the 40 colours in the palette. Press More and then select a colour in the dialogue box. Press the eyedropper and then select a colour on the screen. Select an option in the Style drop-down list.
   Pattern	Select Pattern fill. Select a pattern. Press Foreground colour, select a colour in the dialogue box and then press OK. Press Background colour, select a colour in the dialogue box and then press OK.
   Picture	Select Image fill. Press Browse. The Insert Image File dialogue box appears. Browse to and select the picture that you want to use as a background and then press Open. Note  If you insert a large picture, a dialogue box may appear and prompt you to either reduce the picture’s file size or retain the picture’s file size. For more information, see  Setting image optimisation preferences.

To remove a background

1. Select Format > Page > Set Background Fill.

   The Properties tab displays Fill Effects options.

2. Select No fill.

Applying backgrounds and themes using the Gallery

You can set a page, all the pages in a group or all the pages in a file using a background or theme from the Gallery.

To apply a background or theme

1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery.

2. Select My Content in the Gallery’s category list to view your own backgrounds and themes (see  Creating themes).

   OR

   Select Gallery Essentials to view backgrounds and themes you installed with the software.

3. Select Backgrounds and Themes.

   The Gallery displays thumbnails of the available backgrounds and themes.

4. Press the thumbnail of the theme that you want to apply.

5. Press the thumbnail’s menu arrow and then select Insert in Notebook.

   The Insert Theme dialogue box appears.

6. Select Insert theme on all pages to apply the background or theme to all pages in a file.

   OR

   Select Insert theme on all pages of current group to apply the background or theme to all pages in the current group.

   OR

   Select Insert theme on current page only to apply the background or theme to the current page.

7. Press OK.

To remove a background or theme

1. Right-click the page.

2. Select Remove Theme.

3. Select From All Pages to remove the background or theme from all the pages to which you applied it.

   OR

   Select From Page to remove the background or theme from the selected page only.