To add some extra visual interest to your document, add a background color using the Page Color button. You can also add a watermark.
Add or change the background color
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Go to Design > Page Color.
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Choose the color you want under Theme Colors or Standard Colors.
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If you don't see the color you want, select More Colors, and then choose a color from the Colors box.
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To add a gradient, texture, pattern, or picture, select Fill Effects, and then go to Gradient, Texture, Pattern, or Picture and select an option.
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Patterns and textures are repeated (or “tiled”) to fill the entire page. If you save your document as a webpage, the textures are saved as JPEG files, and the patterns and gradients are saved as PNG files.
Remove the background color
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Go to Design > Page Color.
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Select No Color.
Change the background color
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Go to Design > Page Color.
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Choose the color you want. If you don't see the color you want, select More Colors and then pick a color from any of the options in the Color box.
Tips:
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To pick a color from a file, select the picture image, click the gear icon, and select New from File.
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Remove the background color
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Go to Design > Page Color
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Select No Color.
Themes let you format a whole document. For more info, see Apply themes