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Home > Products > InfoPath > InfoPath 2003 Help and How-to > Designing and Laying Out Forms > Working with Pictures

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Add a background picture to your form

On the Format menu, click View Properties.
On the General tab in the View Properties dialog box, click Use a background picture.
In the Add a background picture dialog box, select the picture you want, and then click OK.
Select any additional options that you want.

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To create a watermark (watermark: A semi-transparent image often used for letters and business cards. In currency, a watermark is visible when you hold a bill up to the light.) effect in your form, add a background picture that uses low saturation (saturation: The amount of color in a specified hue.), and then select the Tile horizontally or Tile vertically check box on the General tab.