Defining Background Colors or Background Graphics /text/scalc/guide/background.xhp spreadsheets; backgrounds backgrounds;cell ranges tables; backgrounds cells; backgrounds rows, see also cells columns, see also cells

Defining Background Colors or Background Graphics

MW created this file from splitting shared/guide/background.xhp You can define a background color or use a graphic as a background for cell ranges in $[officename] Calc.

Applying a Background Color to a $[officename] Calc Spreadsheet

Select the cells. Choose Format - Cells (or Format Cells from the context menu). On the Background tab page, select the background color.

Graphics in the Background of Cells

Choose Insert - Image - From File. Select the graphic and click Open. The graphic is inserted anchored to the current cell. You can move and scale the graphic as you want. In your context menu you can use the Arrange - To Background command to place this in the background. To select a graphic that has been placed in the background, use the Navigator.

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