# Set up the Background

On the Design tab, for your "Canvas Main element" (see screenshot below), there are several settings you can configure

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Try changing the Background Color or Background Image fields to see how it affects the Canvas in run-mode.  For a full list of the General Settings fields and their descriptions, see the ["General Settings" Reference](/feature-reference/general-settings.md).

Next, we'll show you how to configure what happens when a user clicks on the Canvas, such as how to change from "Free Draw" mode to "Select", "Draw Shapes", and "Add Text" modes!


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