Build Killer Charts
Posted 03/31/2006 at 7:14pm
| by John Brandon and Niko Coucouvanis
Step 7: Bust Out a Background
As long as you're prettying up your chart, you might as well add a background image. Click the Utilities icon. In the Layers section, click the plus-sign button to add a new layer above the current layer. Now drag an image from the Finder into your OmniGraffle document to place it on the new layer, or select File > Place Image to navigate to an image. Drag the new layer's icon to the bottom of the list of layers to make it the background; you can always size, shape, and style it to your liking later. While messing with the Layers manager, note that you can also set a background color via the Background box at the bottom of the window.

Good taste is key when you choose a background image.