
The last tab in the ‘fill effect’ option is titled ‘Picture’. Step # 6 – Using a picture as the background You can also select a different color for the foreground and background of a particular pattern. Using this option, you will be able to choose a specific pattern to apply to your documents’ background. The third tab available here it titled ‘Pattern’. In this case, we are applying the ‘papyrus’ texture. This will allow you to apply a texture to the background in your document. The second tab available is ‘Texture’ tab in which you are allowed to choose any specific texture from the list given. This will help create a beautiful gradient effect in the background. There are also a variety of shading styles available out of which, in this case we have chosen the ‘Diagonal up’ style. In order to apply the gradient effect using two different colors in the background, you must select the ‘two colors’ option given here. Here you will be able to see a variety of option. The first tab you will be able to see in the dialogue box that will appear on your screen will be the ‘gradient’. In the custom tab there are more colors to choose from and one can even go into specifying minute details such as RGB and HSL values.ĭifferent effects can be added to the background using the ‘fill Effects’ option in the page color dropdown menu. One can even choose colors from the grey scale option given at the lower end of this dialogue box.

In the ‘standard’ option you can choose any color that matches your specifications. Once this is done, a new window open will open on your screen titled ‘Colors’. In order to customize colors for your background you can click on the ‘More colors’ option in the page color drop down. Step # 2 – Standardizing and customizing colors In this case, we have chosen to apply a Tan background to our document. As you move your cursor through the various colors given in the list under this drop down arrow, you will be able to see a preview of what the page will look like once you have applied the color to its background. In order to apply a color to the background of your page in a document, all you need to do is go to ‘Page Layout’ tab in the top menu and click on the option titled ‘Page Color’.

Step # 1 – Applying a color to the background In this tutorial you will learn how different colors and background on Microsoft word can be used in order to make a document look more appealing to viewers.

While using MS office 2010 one is likely to find it quite easy to apply various backgrounds to a page in their document. A page color and a background are often seen to give an attractive and eye-catching look to a page.
