Border and Background Properties

Use the Border and Background tab of the Properties dialog box to set colors and styles for graphic object borders and backgrounds.

Table 215.  Background and Border Properties and the Objects to which they do not Apply

Property

Description

Objects to which the Property is not Applied

Border Color

Sets the color of the border

Pictures

Border Width

Sets the width of the border from 1pt to 6pt

Pictures

Border Style

Sets the border style to solid, dashed, or dotted

Pictures

Border Shadow

Sets the shadow of a graphic object

Lines and pictures

Background Color

Sets fill color of the graphic object: Default (white), None (transparent), Custom (combination of color and pattern)

Lines and pictures

Background Pattern

Sets the background color by blending the selected color and white to produce a percentage fill of the pattern (Solid uses 100% of the background color, 75% uses 25% white, 50% uses 50% white, and 25% uses 75% white.)

Lines and pictures

Preview

Displays the results of the property settings on the selected object

Pictures