How do I change the background color?

You can easily change the background color to your liking.

To change the background color:

  1. Open the Adjust tab (Command-Shift-I)
  2. Make sure no graphic object is selected (Command-D)
  3. Depending on your document you find ...
    • ... a Solid Color panel:
      Solid color panel.
      Solid color panel.
    • ... or a Gradient panel:
      Gradient panel.
      Gradient panel.
    • In case no dedicated background color is applied to your document, do so by switching to the Effects (Command-Shift-E) tab and choose a background you like. Then return to the Adjust tab and change the color as described here.

  4. Click the color well of the color you like to change:

    A color well.
    A color well.

    The system color picker appears:

    The system color picker.
    The system color picker.

  5. Use the color picker to change the color to your liking.

Tip

You can use the dropping glass on the color picker to pick a color from your document.

The system color picker.
The system color picker.

When clicked, the cursor changes to a magnification glass. Then move the mouse pointer over the part of your document where you like to sample a color and click the mouse. You can use the Color Picker as usual to fine tune the sampled color.

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