Video: Add a background to a drawing page
Applies To
Visio Plan 2 Visio Professional 2024 Visio Standard 2024 Visio Professional 2021 Visio Standard 2021 Visio Professional 2019 Visio Standard 2019 Visio Professional 2016 Visio Standard 2016Tip: Video not in your language? Try selecting Closed Captions .
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Add a background when you want a graphical element, such as a company logo or a watermark, to appear on more than one drawing page.
Create a background page
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Select the page that you want to add a background to.
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Select Design > Backgrounds, and select a background style.
Visio creates a new background page called VBackground-X.
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Right-click the background page tab, select Rename, type in a new name for the page, and press Enter.
Modify a background page
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Select the background page, and add, remove, or edit the shapes and text on the page.
Apply an existing background to a page
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Select the page you want to add a background to.
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Select Design.
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In the Page Setup group, select the More arrow.
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Select Page Properties.
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Select a background page from the Backgrounds list, and select OK.
Note: Backgrounds work best when they are the same size as the foreground page.
Remove or replace a background
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Select the page you want to remove the background from.
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Select Design > Backgrounds > No Background.
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If you'd like to remove a background in a printed version of your drawing, select File > Print > Print All Pages > No Background.