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# Background

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*Check out the given walk-through on how to apply the Background properties on the Designer charts.* 
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You can insert various background properties and change the display of the chart or various charts in a dashboard.

Once you have associated a data connection with a charting component, you can select the Properties icon to open the chart related properties. To know how to create a Data Connection refer the [*<mark style="color:blue;">**Establishing a Data Connection**</mark>*](/bdb-documentation/data-visualization/governed-dashboards/connecting-to-a-data-source/establishing-a-data-connection.md) section.

The following image displays the default ***Background*** Properties that open for the Column chart:

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The default data preview for the column chart:

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If we modify the ***Background*** properties in the following way:

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The data preview with the column chart with the applied background properties appears as shown below:

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Click the ***Maximise*** icon <img src="/files/4dy4i8v70MtfHzlUi8Uj" alt="" data-size="line"> to display the data preview in the full screen.

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The user can add multiple Gradient colors by clicking the Gradient icon <img src="/files/EWHxCyzIhOm6g15CMDAZ" alt="" data-size="line">from the ***Background*** properties panel.

* Click the ***Gradient*** icon.

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* The ***Background*** gradient colors window opens.
* Click the ***Add Color*** option.
* A new color gets added for the gradient.
* You may change the added color by using the available color pallet.
* Click the ***Save*** option to save the added colors for the background gradient.