---
title: "Creating Form Backgrounds"
slug: "creating-form-backgrounds"
description: "This document shows users how to create and use a Form Background in Decisions.  Form Backgrounds can include images and/or colors, and are used as templates for creating forms; this allows users to give their forms a more uniform look."
tags: ["Forms", "Look and Feel"]
updated: 2026-07-01T19:39:55Z
published: 2026-07-01T19:39:55Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/creating-form-backgrounds"
---

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# Creating Form Backgrounds

## Overview

Form Backgrounds are unique entities that allow Users to easily customize created Forms. These templates are only available within other Forms, and Forms that utilize a specific Form Background automatically update each time the background updates. This means Forms that use this background create a reference to it.

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## Creating a Form Background

1. In a Designer Project, select **Create Form**.
2. In the **Create Form** dialog, then select the **Form Background** category.
3. From here, select **Form Background**, choose a name for the Form Background, and then select **Create**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1782934667508.png)
4. In the Form Designer, navigate to the **Properties** panel and expand **View.**
5. In the **Background type** drop-down, select **Color,** then choose a **Background Color**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1780583623120.png)
6. From the **Toolbox**, expand **Images > Banking-Finance > Image: 014-Idea.svg.** Drag the **As Image** control into the Form**.It is also possible to upload an image from a File or URL by using the **Image control**.To display a dynamic icon or logo, check the **Static Image** checkbox, supply a Data Name, and choose an Image using the pencil icon.**
7. **Save** and close the Form Designer.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1780583701177.png)

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## **Apply the Form Background**

1. Create a Form.
2. Navigate to the **Properties Panel >** **Form Background.**
3. Select **Pick Form Background** and choose the created Form Background. Select **Pick** to add the Form Background to the Form**.**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1780583765489.png)

Form controls can now be added to further build the Form.

## Editing a Form Background

If changes need to be made to a created Form Background, select **Edit Form Background** once the Form Background has been selected and make the desired changes.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1780583891969.png)

## Testing a Form Background on a Live Form

To test a Form Background on a live Form:

- Create a Flow and search for the **Show Form Step** in the Toolbox.
- Select **Pick or Create Form** and select the Form with the new Form Background**.**
- Once the Form is selected**,** ensure there are buttons on the Form to connect to the end step and save the Flow**.**
- Right-click on the Flow in the Flow Designer Folder and select **Run.**
- The Flow should populate the Form with the created Form Background and any other buttons or Form controls chosen from the **Toolbox**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1782934764455.png)