| Click on your border to select it, it should have dotty lines around it, if it doesn't, click it again |
| Click on the Fill tool  on the Draw
toolbar |
| Select Fill effects |
| Click on the Two colors button |
| Choose the colours you like from the Color 1 and Color 2 box (Hint: you can select even more colours by clicking on the More Colors button) |
| Select a Shading style i.e Horizontal ,Vertical etc |
| Click OK |
For more interesting backgrounds
| Click on the Fill Effects |
| Select the Texture Tab |
| select a texture, click OK |
| or select Pattern |
| you can make changes to the colours at the same time |
To find out how to insert a picture as a background click here
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