Help · Layout, layers & pages
Change the background
The background sits behind everything on the page. It is a property of the page, not an element, so you cannot select it, move it or accidentally drag it out of place.
Steps
- Click Pictures in the left rail.
- Click the Backgrounds tab.
- Pick a Texture — Cork, Linen, White, Ink, Sage or Blush.
- Or pick a Color from the swatch row.
It applies immediately to the page you are on. There is no Apply button.
Your own color
- Click + Add color beside Colors.
- Use the Picker, or type a value into Hex — with or without the
#. - Click Add to colors. It is applied straight away and stays in the swatch row for next time.
- To remove one of your own colors later, click the small ✕ on its swatch. The built-in swatches cannot be removed.
> Note > If you have set up Brand colors in the Brand panel, they are listed first in the swatch > row, ahead of everything else. That is deliberate — they are the ones you will reach for.
About Pantone
Most Pantone books print the nearest hex value beside each swatch. Enter that. A true spot color is a setting on a press, not something a screen or an RGB file can hold, so no design app can promise it.
New pages
A page added with + Add page inherits the current background. Change it on any page individually — pages do not have to match.