· You can add different kinds of backgrounds, such as a woven texture, to Word documents and Web pages to make them look more interesting.
·You can add colors and textures to Word documents or Web pages for online viewing.
· You can use pictures as backgrounds in Word documents for online viewing.

What do you want to do?

Add a background color or texture to a Web page or Word document

Word displays backgrounds that you add with the Background command on the Format menu in online layout view only. These backgrounds aren't designed for printed documents.

1 On the Format menu, point to Background, and then click the color you want, or click More Colors to see additional color choices. Click Fill Effects for special effects, such as textures.

2 Select the options that you want. For Help on an option, click the question mark and then click the option.

Tips

· If you don't specify a background for a Web page you author in Word, the background color will be white.

· Textured backgrounds are tiled, or repeated, to fill the page.

· You can use any image as a texture, in addition to the textures that are displayed on the Texture tab. To do this, click Other Texture on the Texture tab, switch to the location that contains the file you want to use, select the file, and then click OK.

· When you're creating a Web page, Word saves the texture as a separate graphics file, such as Image.gif, in the folder in which your Web page is being created.

Use a picture as a background for online viewing

Word displays backgrounds that you add with the Background command on the Format menu in online layout view only. These backgrounds aren't designed for printed documents.

1 On the Format menu, point to Background, click Fill Effects, and then click the Picture tab.

2 Click Select picture, switch to the folder that contains the picture you want to use, select a picture, and then click OK.

Tips

· For Help on an option, click the question mark and then click the option.

· This option is not available for a Web page, but you can use a picture that's tiled, or repeated, as a texture.

ClarisWorks provides background colors and graphics for your Web page, or you can use your own graphic as a background. Changes to the Web background affect the current and subsequent HTML files after they are saved. Existing HTML files are unaffected.

What do you want to do?

ClarisWorks provides a choice of colors that you can use as a Web page background. Changes to the background don't take effect until you save a word processing document as HTML.

To add a background color:

1. If the Internet button bar is not showing, choose Internet from the on the button bar.

2. Click the Configure HTML button.

3. Choose a color from the Color pop-up menu. To remove all color from the background, choose None.

4. Click OK.

Tip: It's a good idea to preview your Web page to be sure that the text and background work well together.

To preview the Web page, click the button (on the Default or Internet button bar).

WGraphics used as a Web page background must be in GIF or JPEG format. Changes to the background don't take effect until you save a word processing document as HTML. Tip ClarisWorks comes with GIF images that you can use as ready-made backgrounds. You can find the GIF files in a folder inside your ClarisWorks folder. To use a graphic as a background: 1. If the Internet button bar is not showing, choose Internet from the on the button bar. 2. Click the Configure HTML button. 3. Click the Set Background Image button. 4. Select a graphics document. You see the name of the graphic file in the Document Background area. 5. Click OK. To preview the background: open the document you want to use as a Web page, and then click the button (on the Default or Internet button bar). Tips You can use ClarisWorks to convert a graphic to GIF or JPEG format. Add the art to a ClarisWorks word processing document, and then choose Save As from the File menu. Name the document, choose a format from the Save As Type pop-up menu, and then click Save. ClarisWorks saves the graphics in the document in the format set in the HTML Configuration dialog box. To make the graphic appear to float behind the Web page, fill the white areas of the graphic with the same color you select as the Web page background. If the background image is smaller than a page in the word processing document, you'll see multiple images in a tile arrangement when you view the document with a browser.

Once you have a ClarisWorks word processing document that you want to post on the World Wide Web, you save it in two formats: as a ClarisWorks document and as HTML. You keep the ClarisWorks document in case you want to make changes to your Web page later. The HTML file becomes your Web page, which you can view with a browser.

When you save a document as HTML, ClarisWorks saves any graphics in the document as separate files in a format that browsers can read. (You can change this format.) ClarisWorks places the graphics files in the same folder as the HTML file.

1. In the ClarisWorks document you want to save as a Web page, choose Save from the File menu.

2. In the File Name text box, type a filename, preserving the .cwk extension. For documents that will ultimately be used on the Web, it's good practice to avoid using spaces in the filename. For example, "myfile.cwk" and "my_file.cwk" are acceptable filenames.

3. If you don't want to save the document in the current folder, use the Save In pop-up menu and the button to select a folder, or the button to make a new folder. For more help, refer to your Windows documentation. Consider making a new folder to help you organize your HTML file and any pictures included with it. Then the files will be together when you're ready to post your page on the Web.

4. Click Save. Now your document is saved in ClarisWorks format.

5. Choose Save As from the File menu.

6. Select HTML File (*.htm,*.html,*.shtm) from the Save As Type pop-up menu. ClarisWorks keeps the same filename and adds the .htm extension.

7. Click Save. Now your document is also saved in HTML format.