Getting Started Guide

Step 10: 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 > OpenOffice.org > Colors. If you
know how to create custom colors, you can use them. You can also use a picture
(graphic file) as the background.
If you choose a dark background, you many need to change many of the labels and
headings so they can be seen.
1) Select the labels of the top row of controls.
a) Control+click the Date label.
b) Control+shift+click the rest of the labels of the top row. The border will
gradually grow to the right as you do this until all the labels are enclosed
in it.
Figure 205: Selecting multiple labels at one time
c) Click the Control icon in the Design Form toolbar to open the Properties
dialog.
d) Change the Background color selection from Default to Light cyan. (This is
a dropdown list.) Close the Properties dialog.
2) Select the other labels in the same way and then change their background
color.
3) To change the font color for the headings:
a) Open Styles and Formatting using the F11 key. Make sure the Paragraph
icon is selected at the left end of the icons in Figure 206.
b) Right-click the Heading 2 style to open a pop-up window and select
Modify from this menu.
c) In the Paragraph Style Heading 2 dialog, click the Font Effects tab.
Change Font color from Automatic to Light Cyan.
Figure 206: Styles and Formatting window
d) Click OK to close the dialog.
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