Background color is applied to the whole paragraph and completely fills all the paragraph space from the left page margin to the right page margin.
To apply a background color to a certain paragraph or change the current one,
- put the cursor within the paragraph you need, or select several paragraphs or the whole text,
- open the text and paragraph settings panel by
- tapping the
icon at the top toolbar, or
- tapping the
option in the pop-up menu,
- switch to the PARAGRAPH tab,
- tap the Background option to open the color palette panel (swipe it up to see more colors),
- select the necessary color on the Theme Colors or Standard Colors palette,

- close the paragraph settings panel by tapping the
arrow on the left.
To clear the background color of a certain paragraph, use the
No Fill icon on the Standard Colors palette.