Editing Backgrounds

Adding and removing backgrounds

Specifying backgrounds

Removing backgrounds

Changing the background color

Setting the background image

Filling the poster background with an image

Specifying background margins

Adding and removing backgrounds

Specifying backgrounds

In PosterArtist, a single image in the background library can be set as the background.
This section describes how to add an image in the background library to the poster.

1. Select Backgrounds in the Edit task.
The Backgrounds settings panel is displayed.

2. In Category, select a background category.
Thumbnails of backgrounds in the selected category appear.

3. Select a background and double-click it.
The selected background is placed.

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Removing backgrounds

1. Select Backgrounds in the Edit task.
The Backgrounds settings panel is displayed.

2. In Category, select No Background.

3. Select a blank thumbnail and double-click it.
The background is removed.

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Changing the background color

1. Select Backgrounds in the Edit task.
The Backgrounds settings panel is displayed.

2. In Background Color, the current background color and basic colors are displayed. To use one of the basic colors, click the corresponding button. To use other colors, click Custom and select a color from the Color dialog box.

The background color may not be editable, depending on the background design. Background colors can only be changed when Background Color is valid.

New colors may only be applied to one portion of the background, depending on the background design.

To use a single color for the background, select a single-color background in the Simple category and change the color in Background Color.

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Setting the background image

Filling the poster background with an image

In PosterArtist, the background can be set by filling the poster with an image, instead of selecting a background from the Backgrounds settings panel.
This section describes how to set an image on the poster as the background.

1. Right-click an image on the poster and select Fit to background (Background setting).
The image size and trimming data is updated, and the image is moved to the very back to cover the entire poster area.

Fit to background (Background setting) can be applied to the following data.

- Images in the photo library

- Images you have added to the poster

- Images copied and pasted from other applications

If a background margin has been specified, the image is arranged within that margin. For details on how to specify a background margin, see "Specifying background margins."

If the image has a different aspect ratio than the poster, the image is trimmed to match the poster's aspect ratio.

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Specifying background margins

Margins can be specified for the background.

1. Select Backgrounds in the Edit task.
The Backgrounds settings panel is displayed.

2. Click Set Margins.
The Background Margins dialog box is displayed.

3. Specify the margin width in Top, Bottom, Left, and Right. Enter the value directly or click or at right to increase or decrease the value.

4. Click OK.
Margins are set in the background.

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