Backgrounds are patterns which appear only on the chart but don’t affect components. OrgChart comes with the following default backgrounds (see below):

Chart: Accessing Backgrounds
To access Backgrounds, do one of the following:
- Go to the Design tab and click on the Backgrounds button (pictured above).
- Right-click in an empty area of the chart and choose Background Style from the pop– up menu.
Chart: Applying backgrounds
Go to the Design tab and click on Background and then Style. Select a style and scope and click OK.

Chart: Hiding and re-displaying a background
The background on a chart can be toggled from visible to hidden by:
- Going to the Chart tab select Background and then Hide.
- Right clicking an empty space on the chart to bring up a pop– up menu and choosing Hide Background.