Change the slide background

You can change the style of your slides at any point as you create your project.

Tip: Looking for more slide management options? Check out Slide basics.

Edit slide's background color and pattern

If you’d like to modify your slides' style, you can change their background color and pattern.

Edit background of the current slide

  1. While in a project, select  Hand Tool from the toolbar.
  2. Touch and hold an empty space on the canvas. A menu will appear.
  3. Select Edit background.
  4. Customize your background using the options on the bottom.
  5. Once you're ready, select Done in the upper right-hand corner.
  6. Select whether you'd like to apply the style to the current slide or all slides.

Edit background of multiple slides

  1. While in a project, select  Slide Sorter from the control bar in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
  2. Select Edit.
  3. Select the slides you'd like to change the background for.
  4. Select the  Palette icon.
  5. Customize your background using the options on the bottom.
  6. Once you're ready, select Done in the upper right-hand corner.

Available background options

  • Select the First color picker to set the background color.
  • Select Pattern to choose from Texture, Dots, Lines, Vertical Lines, and Grid styles.
Pattern options available when you select a pattern
  • Select the Second color picker to set the pattern color.
  • Select the  Pattern settings to set the size of the pattern, whether you'd like it to have a contrasting color, and whether it should scale smoothly when zooming.
  1. While in a project, select  Slide Sorter from the control bar in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
  2. Select Edit.
  3. Select the slides you'd like to change the background for.
  4. Select the  Palette icon.
  5. Customize your background using the available options.
  6. Once you're ready, select Done in the upper right-hand corner.

Available background options

  • At the top you can switch between Pattern and Background color settings.
  • On the left you can select the pattern style.
  • Swipe the palette on the bottom to select the color.
  • On the right you can select the color picker style.
  1. While in a project, select  Slide Sorter from the control bar in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
  2. Select Edit.
  3. Select the slides you'd like to change the background for.
  4. Select the  Palette icon.
  5. Customize your background using the available options.
  6. Once you're ready, select Done in the upper right-hand corner.

Available background options

  • At the top you can switch between Pattern and Background color settings.
  • On the left you can select the pattern style.
  • Swipe the palette on the bottom to select the color.
  • On the right you can select the color picker style.

Create a custom slide background

If you’d like to create a custom background, you can use any object (or objects) you have on the canvas and set is as a background element. This way it won't scale as you zoom and pan around the canvas.

  1. From the toolbar, select  Hand Tool.
  2. Select the object you'd like to set as background. You can select multiple.
  3. Scale the object as you need. It may cover the whole screen or the recording frame.
  4. From the Context Menu, select the Arrange tab.
  5. Select  Set as Background.
  1. From the toolbar, select  Hand Tool.
  2. Select the object you'd like to set as background. You can select multiple.
  3. Scale the object as you need. It may cover the whole screen or the recording frame.
  4. From the Context Menu, select the Arrange tab.
  5. Select  Set as Background.

TIP: Before you set an object as a background element, make sure to position and scale it as you need with the  Hand Tool.

  1. From the Toolbar, select the  Inspector.
  2. Select the object you'd like to set as background. You can select multiple.
  3. From the Inspector menu, select the Edit tab.
  4. Select  Set as Background.

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