# Defining Background Colors or Background Graphics

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spreadsheets; backgrounds
backgrounds;cell ranges
tables; backgrounds
cells; backgrounds
rows, see also cells
columns, see also cells
Defining Background Colors or Background Graphics
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You can define a background color or use a graphic as a background for cell ranges in $[officename] Calc.
Applying a Background Color to a $[officename] Calc Spreadsheet
- Select the cells.
- Choose Format - Cells (or Format Cells from the context menu).
- On the Background tab page, select the background color.
Graphics in the Background of Cells
- Choose Insert - Picture - From File.
- Select the graphic and click Open.
  The graphic is inserted anchored to the current cell. You can move and scale the graphic as you want. In your context menu you can use the Arrange - To Background command to place this in the background. To select a graphic that has been placed in the background, use the Navigator Navigator.
Watermarks
Background tab page
Formatting Spreadsheets