How to add full page background image?

[danix]

I have tried several types of things but either I can not get them to work, they don’t work or the advice is for old versions of the libre writer. I am using 6.2.4.2 (x64). I have a reason to not update to the most most recent but I don’t remember it now.

Here is my problem. I want the first page to have a full page background image. I have a suitable image with the correct size for this. For the rest of the pages I just want full page color. I have figured out the full page color but for the life of me I can not get full page background images to work.

How do you add a full page background image to a single page?

[keme]

Does this search result work for you?

[ajlittoz]

If it doesn’t work, have you tried to insert the image in first page header. Adjust position and size to fit.

Since the image must appear only on first page, this is a rare case where it is legitimate to anchor it To page.

This could be an alternate method which is not restricted to .bmp.

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[danix]

How do I use a template to add a background picture to another existing document?

[danix]

I think I am just going to give up. All the solutions are hacks and I don’t even understand them. Since I am going to convert the file into pdf it is probably easier to just add a front page to a pdf file than to keep spending time on this.

[ajlittoz]

If your document is not already templated, using a template to try and modify it is doomed to fail if you don’t understand the styles principles. Templating a document afterwards is possible but for sure this is a hack, contrary to the methods described to insert a background image.

A background image is associated with a page style. Consequently, you need two of them: one for first page, one for subsequent pages. If you didn’t set up so, it won’t work.

If you’re at ease with stitching together a front page to your pdf, please do, it might be much simpler if you don’t master the styles subtleties.

[EarnestAl]

Of course it is a hack trying to do a full page image. Home printers might be able to print to the edge but not double sided and possibly shortens life of printer. Commercial printers need a bleed area outside the page so they can trim to size. You should be using inDesign, Scribus or some other layout program that can output a pdf with bleed, trim, etc.