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# Defining Background Colours or Background Graphics

You can define a background colour or use a graphic as a background for various objects in LibreOffice Writer.

## To Apply a Background To Text Characters

1. Select the characters.

2. Choose Format - Character.

3. Click the Highlighting tab, select the background colour.

## To Apply a Background To a Paragraph

1. Place the cursor in the paragraph or select several paragraphs.

2. Choose Format - Paragraph.

3. On the Area tab page, select the background colour or a background graphic.

To select an object in the background, hold down the CommandCtrl key and click the object. Alternatively, use the Navigator to select the object.

## To Apply a Background To All or Part of a Table

1. Place the cursor in the table in your text document.

2. Choose Table - Properties.

3. On the Background tab page, select the background colour or a background graphic.

4. In the For box, choose whether the colour 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 dialogue box, the change applies to the selection.

You may also use an icon to apply a background to table parts.

To apply a background colour to cells, select the cells and use the Table Cell Background Colour button dropdown on the Table toolbar.

To apply a background colour to a text paragraph within a cell, place the cursor into the text paragraph and then use the Background Colour drop-down button on the Formatting toolbar.

Related Topics

Changing the SlidePage Background Fill

Character Highlighting Colour icon

Background tab page

Watermarks

Page Backgrounds as Page Styles