Insert a Background Image in an Object

You can insert a background image for objects in a report. For example, use a background image to add a watermark to a page.

You can also create your own background visual effects, such as drop shadows and gradient fills. For more information, see Add background effects.

Before you begin

The images that you insert must first be uploaded to the IBM® Cognos® Analytics server or another Web server and must be .gif or .jpg format.

Procedure

  1. Select the object.
  2. In the Properties pane, under Color & Background, double-click the Background Image property.
  3. To use the background from the default style for the object (Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) class), click Default.
  4. To explicitly not insert a background image, click None.

    This option overrides any default background images including background gradients on objects that appear in the 10.x report styles.

  5. To insert a specific image, click Specified, and then do one of the following:

    • In the Image URL box, type the URL of an image.

    • Click Browse, and double-click an image in the Image Gallery.

      Tip: The image gallery must first be created by your administrator. For more information, see the IBM Cognos Analytics Managing Guide.

    • Click Browse, and go to the location on the web server that contains images.

      Tip: To browse images on a web server, you must enable Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) on your web server. For more information about configuring web servers, see the IBM Cognos Analytics Installation and Configuration Guide.
  6. In the Position box, choose how to align the image in the object.
  7. In the Tiling box, click a tiling option.