Specifying a Frame Background

You can add a color and/or image to the background of a frame. For more information see Page Layouts and Editing Pages.

How to Add a Background to a Frame

1. Open the page containing the frame.
2. Double-click the frame. The Frame Properties dialog opens.

3. Select the Background tab.
4. Use the tab to specify the settings that you want for the background.

   To Set a Color for the Background

   1. In the Color section, select a color direction for the frame background.
   2. In the Fill Start field, click the down arrow and select a color to use at the beginning of the background color gradient.
   3. In the Fill End field, click the down arrow and select a color to use at the end of the background color gradient.

   To Add an Image to the Background

   1. In the Image section, click the Browse button. The Insert Image dialog opens.
   2. Select an image file to insert. You can do this in one of the following ways.
   • Select an image already in the project by finding and selecting it in the built-in tree.
   • Click to find and select an image file outside of the project.

   Note If you want to select an image file recently inserted into your project, click the down arrow in the field next to the button, and select the file from the list.

   3. Click OK.
   4. (Optional) In the Repeat field, select whether you want the image to repeat in the background.
   5. (Optional) In the X field, select or enter the horizontal position of the background image in the frame.
   6. (Optional) In the Y field, select or enter the vertical position of the background image in the frame.
   7. Click OK.
5. In the Frame Properties dialog, click OK.
6. Click to save your work.