Color Page
In the Diagram Properties window. the Color page provides for setting visual properties for a Markov diagram or an RBD. This includes selecting the colors in which to display various portions of a diagram and enabling the use of a background image. The following table describes the properties on this page. Several of these properties use the color control. For more information, see Using the Color Control.
Property
Description
Page color
The color of the area inside the page boundaries. This is the area in which the diagram is constructed. The default is white.
Non-print area color
The color of the area outside of the page boundaries. This area is not included when a diagram is printed. The default is dark gray.
Grid lines color
The color of the grid lines. The default is medium gray.
Background image
Indicates whether to use a specified image for the background. When this checkbox is cleared (default), no image can be specified. When this checkbox is selected, the properties described below become available.
Image file
Provides for selecting the image file to use for the background. You can click this property’s browse button to open the Open window, which you can use to navigate to and select the image file. Supported choices for file types are:
Bitmap Files (*.bmp, *.dib)
Exif Files (*.exif)
GIF Files (*.gif)
JPEG Files (*.jpg)
PNG Files (*.png)
TIFF Files (*.tif)
Embed image
Indicates whether to embed the image file. When this checkbox is cleared (default), the file is linked. When it is selected, the file is embedded.
Alignment
Indicates how the image is to fill the page. Choices are Stretch, Tile, and Center.