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Navigate to Google Docs
Click the Google Docs apps button in the middle left corner of the header to open the apps menu.
How to change background on Google Docs
In this guide, you will learn how to customize the background color of a Google Docs document to enhance its visual appeal. Starting from your Gmail inbox, you will navigate to Google Docs, open a new blank document, and access the Page Setup menu. From there, you will select and apply a new page color to instantly transform your document's canvas.
Operations
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Click the Blank document option
Click the Blank document option in the "Start a new document" section to create a new file.
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Click the File menu
Click the File menu in the top toolbar to access document options.
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Select the Page setup option
Click the "Page setup" option in the File menu dropdown to configure document dimensions and margins.
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Click the Page color dropdown
Click the Page color dropdown in the Page setup modal to select a background color for your document.
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Select the background color
choose a pre-set color or click + Custom to enter a custom hex code.
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Click the OK button
Click the OK button at the bottom right of the Page setup dialog to apply your changes.
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View the Result
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