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You can choose the color and type of background for a drawing. For example, you can use a solid color if you want a uniform background. If you want a more intricate or dynamic background, you can use a bitmap.
When you choose a bitmap as the background, it is embedded in the drawing by default. This option is recommended. However, you can also link the bitmap to the drawing so that if you later edit the source image, the change is automatically reflected in the drawing. If you send a drawing with a linked image to someone else, you must also send the linked image.
You can make a background bitmap printable and exportable, or you can save computer resources by exporting and printing a drawing without the background bitmap.
If you no longer need a background, you can remove it.
| To use a solid color as the background | |
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Click Layout  Page background.
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Enable the Solid option.
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Open the color picker, and click a color.
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When you export files to a bitmap format, the background color is used for
anti-aliasing edges. If the bitmaps are of irregular shape and will be placed
against a background different from white, it is recommended that you select
a matching page background color. For example, if you are planning to place
the exported bitmap against a blue background, you may want to choose a
similar blue color for the page background.
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| To use a bitmap as the background | |
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Click Layout Page background.
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Enable the Bitmap option.
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Click Browse.
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Locate the folder in which the file is stored.
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Double-click the filename.
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In the Options dialog box, enable one of the following options:
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Linked — links the bitmap to the drawing so that changes made to the source
file are reflected in the bitmap background
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Embedded — embeds the bitmap in the drawing so that changes made to the
source file are not reflected in the bitmap background
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If you want the background to be printed and exported with the drawing, enable the Print and export background check box. |
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Enable one of the following options:
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Default size — lets you use the bitmap’s current size
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Custom size — lets you specify the dimensions of the bitmap by typing values
in the H and V boxes.
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If you want to specify nonproportional height and width values, disable the Maintain aspect ratio check box. |
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A background bitmap is not an object and cannot be edited.
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| To remove a background | |
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Click Layout Page background.
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Enable the No background option.
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