Operation Manual

Step 9: Change the background of a form.
The background for a form can be a color, or a graphic (picture). You can use any of the colors in
the Color Table at Tools > Options > LibreOffice > Colors. If you know how to create custom
colors, you can use them. You can also use a picture (graphic file) as the background.
1) Right-click the form to open a context menu.
2) Select Page.
3) Make sure the Background tab has been selected. (It will be in bold type while the other
tabs will be in default type.)
Figure 222: Page style dialog
4) Click Light cyan. (Second row, fourth column from the left.)
5) Click Apply to see the effects of adding the color. OR, click OK to close the dialog.
Tip
Learning how to use styles can be very helpful at times. By using styles, we changed
the font color for all three headings at one time. There are other methods of
changing the font color, but they require repeating the same steps for each heading.
6) To add a graphic to the background:
a) Click the Gallery tool (circled in red). The gallery window opens.
b) Select the graphic you want to use. (I have done these steps selecting pebble-light.)
i) Browse through the choices.
ii) Right-click your choice.
iii) Insert > Background > Page
c) Click the Gallery tool to close the gallery window.
d) The form should look like Figure 223.
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