How do I change the background of a slide?
Each slide can have its own background — a solid colour, an image, or a video. You can set a different background for each slide in your deck.
Accessing background settings
There are two ways to open the background settings:
- Click the settings gear icon above the slide (next to the slide title) to open the Slide tab in the right sidebar.
- Click the Slide tab directly in the right sidebar tab rail.
The Slide tab contains the slide name and the background picker.
Setting a solid colour background
- Open the background settings
- Choose Colour as the background type
- Pick a colour from the palette, find a colour on the spectrum, or enter a custom colour value
Reuse custom colours after choosing one by clicking the save button. Your most recently used colours are also stored for quick access.
Setting an image background
- Open the background settings
- Choose Image as the background type
- Select an image from the built-in Hive image library or from your uploads
- The image will fill the entire slide as a background (using cover sizing)
In presentation mode, the background image bleeds beyond the slide boundaries to fill the available space for immersion.
Setting a video background
- Open the background settings
- Choose Video as the background type
- Select a video from the Hive video background library
Video backgrounds will:
- Play automatically during presentation mode
- Loop continuously
In the editor, video backgrounds display as a static preview. The video plays only during presentation mode, where it bleeds beyond the slide boundaries to fill the available space.
Tips
- Image backgrounds use "cover" sizing, meaning the image scales to fill the slide completely (parts may be cropped if the aspect ratio doesn't match)
- Each slide can have a different background, so you can mix colours, images, and videos across your deck
- If you want an image as a movable, resizable object rather than filling the whole slide, add it from the Insert tab instead