====== General Optional Property: Background... ======

This [[optional_properties|optional property]] can be used to add a background image to a page. If you want to add a background image to **all pages** in the project, do this through the project-level optional properties.

===== Editor interface =====

{{:xerte-op-background-editor.png?600&direct|Screenshot of Background panel when added to editor}}

===== Properties =====

^ Property ^ Description ^ Type ^ Additional information ^
| Image | Select/import an Image file | Link to Media Browser |   |
| Image-scale | Fit for the image {**Stretch to fit/Crop to fit**} | Drop-down | Choose Crop to fit to have the background image fill the page but crop rather than stretch the image. Note: this will have no effect in Internet Explorer. |
| Opacity | Opacity of the image {0-100 (30)} | Number |   |
| Darkness | Darkness of the image {0-100 (0)} | Number |   |
| Greyscale | Greyscale {**on/off**} | Tick box |   |