Select a Background

About this task

Enhance the user's experience by setting a default background for an app's pages that represents your organization and the visual context of the app. You can set a default background upon app creation or update it in a later edit.

Select a Background for a New App

About this task

Use App Background when creating an app to set the default background for the default page and new pages created after that.
Note: You can still replace this background for individual pages using the Background options in Page Properties. See Adding a Page to Your App.

Procedure

  1. From the App Manager, select New App. The Create App window opens.
    The Create App window showing App Background options
  2. Optional: Set a custom background image.
    1. From App Background, select Upload image for the app background.
    2. Navigate to your prepared background image and select it. A thumbnail of the image displays.
  3. Optional: Select a background from a gallery of template images.
    1. From App Background, select Select background. The image gallery opens.
      Image gallery contents
    2. Choose a preferred image and select Select Background. A thumbnail of the image displays.
  4. If your choice is unsatisfactory, select the Delete icon, and choose another image.
  5. Complete the required information to create your app and select Save and Continue.

Results

Your app displays the selected background on its pages when previewed.

Update an App Background

About this task

Use App Background to update current app pages and new pages created after that.
Note: You can still replace this background for individual pages using the Background options in Page Properties. See Adding a Page to Your App.

Procedure

  1. From bottom-left of the app canvas, select the Settings icon. The App Settings window opens.
    The App Settings window showing App Background options
  2. If your page already has a background image, select the Delete icon to remove it.
  3. Optional: Set a custom background image.
    1. From App Background, select Upload image for the app background.
    2. Navigate to your prepared background image and select it. A thumbnail of the image displays.
  4. Optional: Select a background from a gallery of template images.
    1. From App Background, select Select background. The image gallery opens.
      Image gallery contents
    2. Choose a preferred image and select Select Background. A thumbnail of the image displays.
  5. If your choice is unsatisfactory, select the Delete icon, and choose another image.
  6. Select Update.

Results

Your app displays the selected background on its pages when previewed.