You can format the background color of each section in a document. For a general overview of document sections, see About sections in documents.
Open the document in Design or Editable Mode.
Right-click an empty area in the section, then select Properties and Formatting. The Properties and Formatting dialog box opens.
From the left, select Color and Lines.
From the Color palette, select a color to apply to the section by doing one of the following:
To select a solid color, click the color in the palette.
To access additional color options, select More Colors.
To apply gradient colors to the section, select Gradients. For details, see Applying gradient colors to controls.
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