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Change the page background in Pages on Mac You can add a colour, gradient or image to the background of individual pages and to the background of master pages. Change the background of individual pages Change the background of a master page. Bing Wallpaper includes a collection of beautiful images from around the world that have been featured on the Bing homepage. Not only will you see a new image on your desktop each day, but you can also browse images and learn where they're from. Find what you need to bring your ideas to life. The first two releases of Mac OS X shared the same wallpaper. The sweeping blue arcs and curves helped set the tone of the new Aqua interface. Download 5K version. Jaguar took the same Aqua-inspired theme but added some depth and motion to things. In my head, the trails streaking across the screen were from a set of comets.

Change the background of your Pages, Numbers, or Keynote document on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

You can change the background of your documents in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Pages

In a word-processing document, changing a page background also changes the background for all of the pages in the same section. In a page layout document, you can change the background of any single page.

1. With a document open to the section or page you want to change, tap an empty space on the page so nothing is selected.
2. Do one of the following:
   • In a word-processing document, tap the More button , tap Document Setup, then tap the section tab.
   • In a page layout document, tap the Format button .
3. Tap Background, then tap a background option.

To change the background of just one page, make that page its own section and then change its background:

Numbers

You can add a color to the background of individual sheets in a spreadsheet.

1. With a spreadsheet open, select the tab for the sheet that you want to add a background to.
2. Tap an empty space on the sheet so nothing is selected.
3. Tap the Format button , tap Background, then choose a color.

Keynote

You can change the background color or image of individual slides in a presentation.

1. With a presentation open, select the slide you want to add a background to.
2. Tap an empty space on the slide so nothing is selected.
3. Tap the Format button , tap Background, then tap a background option.

Background options for Pages and Keynote on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

• To quickly choose a preset background, tap the color well next to Background, then choose a preset color, gradient, or image.
• To choose a more specific color, tap Color, then choose a color from the swatch picker.
• To create a two-color gradient background, tap Gradient, then use the color pickers to choose swatches. Tap Flip Color to change the direction of the gradient.
• To add an image as the background, tap Image, then tap Change Image, then navigate to the image you want. You can scale, stretch, tile the image, and more.

Change the background of your Pages, Numbers, or Keynote document on Mac

You can add a color, a color gradient, or an image as a background in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote on Mac.

Pages

In a word-processing document, changing a page background also changes the background for all of the pages in the same section. To change just one page, make that page its own section and then change its background. In a page layout document, you can change the background of any single page.

1. With the document open, click the View button in the toolbar, then choose Page Thumbnails.
2. Select a thumbnail of a page you want to change. In a word-processing document, the other pages in the section are bordered in blue in the sidebar.
3. Select Document in the toolbar. If necessary, click the Section button.
4. To quickly add a background, click the box next to Background, then choose a preset color, gradient, or image.
5. To customize a background, click the disclosure triangle next to Background, then choose an option from the pop-up menu.

Numbers

You can add a color to the background of each sheet of a spreadsheet.

1. With the spreadsheet open, select the tab for the sheet that you want to add a background to.
2. Click an empty space on the sheet so nothing is selected.
3. Click the Format button , click the box next to Background, then choose a color. Or click the color wheel and choose a color.

Keynote

You can change the background color or image of each slide in a presentation.

1. With the presentation open, click the View button in the toolbar, then choose Navigator.
2. In the slide navigator, click to select a slide or select multiple slides.
3. Click the Format button .
4. To quickly add a background, click the color well next to Background, then choose a preset color, gradient, or image.
5. To customize a background, click the disclosure triangle next to Background, then choose an option from the pop-up menu.

Custom background options for Pages and Keynote on Mac

• To choose a more specific color, choose Color Fill, then choose a color from the swatch picker or the color wheel.
• To create a two-color gradient background, choose Gradient Fill, then use the color pickers or the color wheels to choose the two colors in the gradient colors. For example, choose purple to start the gradient, and blue to end the gradient. Use the other controls to change the angle and direction of the gradient.
• To add more than two colors to a gradient fill, choose Advanced Gradient Fill. Use the slider to add color stops to add more colors to the gradient. Click a color stop to change the color of that stop. Drag the color stops and use the other controls to change the blend, angle, and direction of the gradient.
• To add an image as the background, choose Image Fill, click Choose, then navigate to the image you want. You can scale, stretch, tile the image, and more.
• To add a color overlay to an image, choose Advanced Image Fill, then click the color picker or the color wheel and make your adjustments.

Learn more

Every major version of Mac OS X macOS has come with a new default wallpaper. As you can see, I have collected them all here.

While great in their day, the early wallpapers are now quite small in the world of 5K displays.

Major props to the world-class designer who does all the art of Relay FM, the mysterious @forgottentowel, for upscaling some of these for modern screens.

If you want to see detailed screenshots of every release of OS X, click here.

10.0 Cheetah & 10.1 Puma

The first two releases of Mac OS X shared the same wallpaper. The sweeping blue arcs and curves helped set the tone of the new Aqua interface.

10.2 Jaguar

Jaguar took the same Aqua-inspired theme but added some depth and motion to things. In my head, the trails streaking across the screen were from a set of comets.

10.3 Panther

While Panther inflicted Macs everywhere with Brushed Metal, its wallpaper stayed on brand, refreshing the original 10.0 image.

10.4 Tiger

Many consider Tiger to be the best “classic” version of Mac OS X. While that may or may not be true, it has my favorite Aqua-inspired wallpaper.

10.5 Leopard

Complete with a revised, unified user interface and shiny new Dock, 10.5 broke the Aqua mold. As such, Leopard was the first version of OS X to break from the Aqua-themed wallpaper. It ushered in the “space era” of OS X wallpapers, which was used heavily in the new Time Machine interface as well.

10.6 Snow Leopard

The “no new features” mantra for Snow Leopard didn’t ban a new wallpaper, thankfully. This starscape is still one of my favorites.

10.7 Lion

Lion kept up the space theme, this time showing off the Andromeda galaxy. The space nerd in me likes the idea, but the execution of this one leaves dead-last on my list of favorites.

10.8 Mountain Lion

Just like Snow Leopard before it, with Mountain Lion, Apple opted to clean up and revise the existing theme as opposed to changing directions for what would be a less-impactful release of OS X.

10.9 Mavericks

Mavericks marked the beginning of Apple’s “California location” naming scheme for Mac releases. The wave depicted looks as intimidating as the ones in the famous surfing location.

10.10 Yosemite

Yosemite brought another UI refresh to the Mac, making things flatter and more modern. The wallpaper ushered in a new era based on … well … mountains.

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10.11 El Capitan

Named after a breathtaking spot in Yosemite National Park, El Capitan was a clean-up year after 10.10.

10.12 Sierra

More mountains.

10.13 High Sierra

Even more mountains.

10.14 Mojave

No more mountains! Mojave brought a new system-wide Dark Mode, and the OS shipped with two versions of its default wallpaper to match. Users could even have macOS slowly fade between the two background images over the course of the day.

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10.15 Catalina

macOS Catalina brought big changes to the Mac, including the ability to run iPad apps natively, opening the platform up to a much larger number of developers than ever before. Catalina shipped with multiple variants of its default wallpaper, and the ability to shift between them as time progresses throughout the day:

Download 6K versions:

macOS Big Sur

This version of macOS is such a big deal, Apple changed the version number to 11.0. It will be the OS that brings support for Apple Silicon-powered Macs, and features a brand new design.

Download 6K versions:

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