# Setting background color

You can set the background color of the movie. Depending upon the type of slide and how a screen shot is captured, the background color may or may not appear on all slides.

#### To set the background color:

1. Open a Captivate movie.

2. From the Movie menu, select Preferences.

3. Click the Preferences tab.

4. Click the box next to Movie background color to open the Color dialog box.

5. Select the desired color and click OK.

6. Click OK again.