APPLICATION DESIGN

Changing the background color and image for a layer
You can use color and images in stacked layers to great effect. If you have created several layers and want to obscure layers stacked underneath, use colors and images on layers with a higher Z-Index value; if you want layers stacked underneath to show through, do not use background colors and images on layers with a higher Z-Index value.

To choose a background color
1. Select a layer.

2. Choose Layer - Layer Properties and click the Background tab.

3. Select a background color.

To insert an image resource as the background
1. Select a layer.

2. Choose Layer - Layer Properties and click the Background tab.

3. Click the folder icon. The Insert Image Resource dialog box appears.

4. Select an image resource and click OK. The image becomes the background for the layer.

To create an image using a formula
1. Select a layer.

2. Choose Layer - Layer Properties and click the Background tab.

3. Click the @ icon to enter a formula that resolves to an image.

To change the tile pattern of an image
1. Select a layer.

2. Choose Layer - Layer Properties and click the Background tab.

3. Choose one of the following tile patterns.

If you choose this patternThe image
TileRepeats in rows and columns to fill the entire layer
Repeat onceAppears in the upper left corner of the layer
Repeat verticallyAppears in multiple copies along the left edge of the layer
Repeat horizontallyAppears in multiple copies along the top edge of the layer
CenterAppears in the center of the layer
Size to fitExpands to fill the entire layer

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