Choosing a page background
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. Some examples of bitmaps include textured designs, photographs, and clipart.
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.
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Page background.To use a bitmap as the background | |
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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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If you want to specify nonproportional height and width values, disable the Maintain aspect ratio check box.
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To remove a background | |