How to Change the Background in an Excel Sheet (4 Ways)

Method 1 –  Using the Page Layout Tool

 Steps:

• Go to the desired sheet.
• Click on the Page Layout tab.
• Choose Background from the Page Setup group.

• A window appears named Insert Picture.
• From this window, select the source to insert an image to change the background.
• Select the From a file option.

We already saved a file on our computer. Go to the desired folder from File Explorer.

• Choose the file and press the Insert button.

• The background has been changed.

Read More: How Do I Change the Default Background Color in Excel

Method 2 – Using the Keyboard Shortcut Keys

Steps:

• Press Alt+P+G.

• The Insert Pictures window appears.
• Click on the From a file option.

• Choose the saved image from File Explorer.
• Press the Insert button.

• The background has changed.

Read More: How to Change Background from Black to White in Excel

Method 3 – Using the Fill Color Tool

Steps:

• Select the whole worksheet by pressing Ctrl+A.

• Click on the Fill Color tool from the Home tab.
• Choose the desired color from the list.

• The background has changed.

We can see that the background cell color of our existing data set has also changed here.

Read More: How to Change Background Color in Excel

Method 4 – Adding a Printable Background

Steps:

• Draw a shape.
  • Go to the Insert tab.
  • Choose the Rectangle shape from the Shapes option.

• We chose the rectangular shape.

Click on the image for a better view

• Go to the Shape Format tab.
• Click on the Shape Fill Choose a color for the background from here.

We chose our required color from the list.

• Click on the Shape Outline option. This will indicate the shape boundary of the rectangle box.
• Choose a color here.

• Press the right button of the mouse.
• Choose Format Shape from the Context Menu.
• Go to the Fill option of the Format Shape.

Click on the image for a better view

• The Format Shape section is shown on the right side.
• Check the Picture or texture fill option.

• The default picture will now show.
• To set out the desired picture, click on the Insert option from the Picture source section.

Click on the image for a better view

• The Insert Picture window opens.
• Click on From a File option.

• Choose the desired image from the File Explorer and click the Insert button.

• The desired image is now the background.

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