### Background

The Background area allows you to change the background screen color. This color is also used as the background color for any Feature Control Frames displayed in the Graphics Display window. Follow the directions discussed in "To Change a Color".

The Gradient settings area lets you define a secondary background gradient color. When you set the gradient to something other than None in the list, a rectangular color box appears. You can click that box to define a secondary gradient color. Then, when setting the screen's background, Planner will start from the setting location (for example the Bottom) and display the secondary gradient color, and then gradually change from that color to the primary gradient color as it draws the colors nears the other end of the screen.

For example, a Bottom gradient setting might look like this:

Gradient Colors Example

The available items in the Gradients settings list are:

- None - No secondary gradient. The screen's background will be the solid primary color.

- Bottom - The secondary gradient color starts at the bottom of the screen and gradually changes to the primary color as it nears the top.

- Right - The secondary gradient color starts at the right side of the screen and gradually changes to the primary color as it nears the left side.

- Bottom Right - The secondary gradient color starts at the bottom right side of the screen and gradually changes to the primary color as it nears the top left side.

- Bottom Left - The secondary gradient color starts at the bottom left side of the screen and gradually changes to the primary color as it nears the top right side.

- Top right - The secondary gradient color starts at the top right side of the screen and gradually changes to the primary color as it nears the bottom left side.

- Top left - The secondary gradient color starts at the top left side of the screen and gradually changes to the primary color as it nears the bottom right side.