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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3149346"><bookmark_value>backgrounds;text objects</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id7355265" role="paragraph">You can define a background color or use a graphic as a background for various objects in $[officename] Writer.</paragraph>
<h2 id="hd_id3147653">To Apply a Background To Text Characters</h2>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155390" role="listitem">Choose <menuitem>Format - Character</menuitem>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153665" role="listitem">Click the <emph>Highlighting</emph> tab, select the background color.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id3153541">To Apply a Background To a Paragraph</h2>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145119" role="listitem">Place the cursor in the paragraph or select several paragraphs.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3158430" role="listitem">Choose <emph>Format - Paragraph</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151245" role="listitem">On the <emph>Area</emph> tab page, select the background color or a background graphic.</paragraph>
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<tip id="par_id0104201010554939">To select an object in the background, hold down the <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline> key and click the object. Alternatively, use the Navigator to select the object.</tip>
<h2 id="hd_id3149294">To Apply a Background To All or Part of a Table</h2>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148664" role="listitem">Choose <menuitem>Table - Properties</menuitem>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154938" role="listitem">On the <emph>Background</emph> tab page, select the background color or a background graphic.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156280" role="listitem">In the <emph>For</emph> box, choose whether the color or graphic should apply to the current cell, the current row or the whole table. If you select several cells or rows before opening the dialog, the change applies to the selection.</paragraph>
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<tip id="hd_id3151041">You may also use an icon to apply a background to table parts.</tip>
<tip id="par_id3150767">To apply a background color to cells, select the cells and use the <emph>Table Cell Background Color</emph> button dropdown on the <emph>Table</emph> toolbar.</tip>
<tip id="par_id3147084">To apply a background color to a text paragraph within a cell, place the cursor into the text paragraph and then use the <emph>Background Color</emph> dropdown button on the <emph>Formatting</emph> toolbar.</tip>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10A56" role="paragraph"><link href="text/shared/02/02160000.xhp">Character Highlighting Color icon</link></paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id4922025" role="paragraph"><link href="text/shared/guide/background.xhp">Watermarks</link></paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id478530" role="paragraph"><link href="text/swriter/guide/pagebackground.xhp">Page Backgrounds as Page Styles</link></paragraph>
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