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To format the background

Prerequisite

This procedure assumes you have already accessed the Format Cells/Objects dialog box. For more information, see the Right-click formatting options, Formatting a metric on a report, or Formatting all the metrics on a report instructions.

  1. Select the Background tab.

  2. The Background style is set to default. This keeps the default pattern style; all other options on this tab are unavailable. To make a change to one of the items on this tab, you must select a different Background style.

  3. To use a single, solid color as the background:

    • Set the Background style to Solid.

    • Use the Fill color drop-down list to select the background color of the object.

  4. To use a gradient color, which blends two colors in a gradual color change in the background:

    • Set the Background style to Gradient.

    • Use the Color 1 drop-down list to select the first color to apply to the object.

    • Use the Color 2 drop-down list to select the second color to apply. Color 1 and Color 2 are blended together.

    • Click one of the squares to set the direction of the shading between the two colors. The colors can blend left to right, right to left, top to bottom, bottom to top, horizontally centered, or vertically centered.

  5. To use a pattern on top of a single color:

    • Set the Background style to Patterns.

    • Use the Fill color drop-down list to select the background color of the object.

    • Use the Pattern color drop-down list to select the color used to draw the pattern. The Sample area changes to show a preview of your selections.

    • Click one of the squares to select the pattern to apply. The Sample area changes to show a preview of the selected pattern.

    • If you click the solid-color square, the fill and pattern that you have selected previously are lost and no pattern or fill is applied to the cell background.

    HTML cannot display patterns as the background of a cell. Therefore, the patterns do not display in Web reports.

  6. To allow what is behind the object to show through, set the Background style to Transparent.

  1. Continue formatting or click OK to apply the pattern formatting.

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