Changing background properties of chapters, sections and pages

The default background color, the default background image, and the default background sound are automatically inherited. Changes applied to the background color, image, or sound within a chapter's properties will only be applied to the pages contained within the chapter. Changes applied to the background color, image, or sound within a section's properties will only be applied to the pages contained within the section, and changes applied to the background color, image, or sound within a page's properties will only be applied to the current page.

See also: Understanding inheritance

You can change the default background color, the default background image, and the default background sound used on the pages within your title.

Background images are tiled (repeated) by default. Background images that are the exact same size as the page (height and width) will not be tiled. If the background image size is different from the page size - either smaller or larger - it will be repeated both horizontally and vertically to cover the entire visible background area within the browser window. If you choose a background image, the background color will not be visible, unless the image is transparent.

The background sound restarts as users navigate from one page to the next.

The background sound does not auto-start on mobile devices.

To specify your changes you either use the Background Wizard or manually set the background's color, image, and sound properties.

To use the Background Wizard:

In the Title Explorer, double-click the chapter , section , or page graphic of the chapter, section or page you want to change. Alternatively, you can select the appropriate graphic, right-click, and select Properties. The Properties ribbon is displayed.
Launch the Background Wizard by clicking Background Wizard from the Title Background group on the Design ribbon. The Background Wizard opens.
Follow the prompts and use the controls to configure your background properties.
Click Finish when you are done making changes.

To manually configure background properties,

In the Title Explorer, double-click the chapter , section , or page graphic of the chapter, section or page you want to change. Alternatively, you can select the appropriate graphic, right-click, and select Properties. The Properties ribbon is displayed.
In the Background group on the Design ribbon, click the appropriate background setting you want to change. Select either Color, Image, or Sound.
To change the color setting, you can select a predefined color, specify a custom color, or select an existing color. To select a predefined color, click one of the color samples displayed. To specify a custom color, select Custom and use the controls in the Color window to configure a custom color. To select an existing color, click Select and use the eye-dropper to click-to-select a new color from an existing color currently displayed on your desktop.
To change the image settings, you can select a previously imported file, select a local file, select from the Media Library, or remove the current setting entirely. Previously imported files are listed. Select one to select a previously imported file. To select a local file, select Browse from File. To select from the Media Library, select Browse My Media. Otherwise, select None to remove the setting.
To change the sounds settings, you can select a previously imported file, select a local file, select from the Media Library, or remove the current setting entirely. Previously imported files are listed. Select one to select a previously imported file. To select a local file, select Browse from File. To select from the Media Library, select Browse My Media. Otherwise, select None to remove the setting.