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Set the background color of the page header - OpenOffice.org Calc

How-To: Set the background color of the page header - OpenOffice.org Calc
  1. This screencast demonstrates how to set a background color for the page header of a spreadsheet.
  2. In this example we are viewing the document in the print or "Page Preview" mode to easily demonstrate what is happening.
  3. You can access the page preview mode by clicking on this icon here.
  4. Now to start, once you are in the page preview mode, click here on the "Format Page" button.
  5. The page style window should appear. Look for the "Header" tab and click on it once.
  6. Afterwards, click here on "More..."
  7. The border/background window should open. Look for the "Background" tab here and click on it once.
  8. You should see a panel of different colors. Just choose the color you want for the page header background and click on it once.
  9. Once done, click on "OK."
  10. Then, on the page style window, click on "OK" as well.
  11. Congratulations! As you can see the page header has been given a color background.
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Set the background color of the page header

This screencast demonstrates how to set the background color of the page header. You learn:

  • How to go to the mode.
  • How to access the page style and the borders/background windows.
  • How to set the background color of the page header.

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