A backdrop is a picture which appears behind the text and does not move when the text changes. You would usually use backdrops to help you create stationery.
You will probably use one of two strategies with backdrops:
Create stationery by printing the backdrop with your document on to plain paper
Use the backdrop to help you line your document up to match your pre-printed stationery. In this case you will need to create a Draw file or sprite file which matches your pre-printed stationery, perhaps by scanning the stationery.
Creating backdrops
To create a backdrop within a document:
Drag the picture file into your Fireworkz document window, and click to select it.
Choose Backdrop... from the Pictures menu. The Backdrop dialogue box will be displayed.
Choose one of the first two options in the dialogue box.
All pages prints the backdrop on all pages of the document.
First page only prints the backdrop on only the first page of the document.
You should then choose an option to tell Fireworkz where to position the backdrop on the page.
Work area moves the backdrop so that its top left appears immediately after the header.
Printable area places the backdrop at the top left of the printable area, at the top of the header.
Paper places the backdrop at the top left of the paper; you would normally only use this for backdrops representing your pre-printed stationery in documents where you do not want to print the backdrop.
The final options in the Backdrop dialogue box are: Print, which determines whether the backdrop is printed with the document or not. You might use this option to display a backdrop on screen (such as your company letterhead) to help you position text which will be printed on pre-printed stationery. Scale to fit, which scales the backdrop to fit the Paper region. This is most useful for placing decorative borders around the page.
Click OK. The backdrop will be displayed as requested.
Repositioning backdrops
To reposition a backdrop:
Choose Swap front/back from the Pictures sub-menu on the
Extra menu.