Open the PDF file to which you want to add the background.
Last updated on
21 December 2023
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Also applies to Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat 2017
A background appears behind text or images on the page. The background can be as simple as a solid color, or you can use an image. You can selectively apply a background to only specific pages or page ranges in one or more PDFs. A PDF supports only one background per page, but the backgrounds can vary from page to page.
Add, replace, or edit a background
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Choose Tools > Edit PDF.
The Edit PDF toolset is displayed in the secondary toolbar and other related options are displayed in the right hand pane.
Note:If a message appears, telling you that the current document already has a background, click Replace Background. If you apply the new background to a limited range of pages, the old background remains unchanged on pages outside that range.
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In the secondary toolbar, choose More > Background > Add.
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(Optional) To apply the background selectively to individual pages, click Page Range Options. Then specify a page range and choose a Subset option, as needed.
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Specify the background:
To reuse a background and background options that you saved in an earlier session, select it from the Saved Settings menu.
To apply a solid color background, select From Color. Then select a color swatch or custom color from the color picker
.To use an image, select File, then select the image file. To select a specific image in a multipage file, enter it in Page Number.
Note:Only PDF, JPEG, and BMP files can be used as background images.
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Adjust the appearance and position of the background, as needed.
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(Optional) To apply the same background to additional PDFs:
- Click Apply To Multiple Files.
- Click Add Files, choose Add Files or Add Open Files, and then select the files.
- Click OK.
- In the Output Options dialog box, specify your folder and filename preferences, and then click OK.
Update a recently edited background image
If the original image file that you are using as a background change, you can update the PDF to show the new version of the image rather than removing the old version and readding the new one.
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Open the PDF file to that contains the background you want to update.
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Choose Tools > Edit PDF.
The Edit PDF toolset is displayed in the secondary toolbar.
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In the secondary toolbar, choose More > Background > Update.
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Click OK, or make other changes to the background options and then click OK.
Note:
This process applies only to backgrounds added in Acrobat 7.0 or later.
Remove a background from selected pages
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Open the PDF containing the background.
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Choose Tools > Edit PDF.
The Edit PDF toolset is displayed in the secondary toolbar.
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In the secondary toolbar, choose More > Background > Remove.
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Click Yes to confirm the background removal.