Re: [libreoffice-users] How to set page background

John -

Page Style > Area > Image does seem to be the current location for this.

The problem of rotation may be due to some rotation metadata embedded in 
the image file because of the way the camera was held when the photo was 
taken? I would try opening the image in GIMP, making sure the 
orientation is correct, and saving it again. (I don't have an image 
handy to test my theory.)

Hopefully the aspect ratio of the image matches the page dimensions. If 
not, I don't see a nice way of adjusting the Width and Height in a way 
that preserves the aspect ratio.

- Robert

On 2026-05-03 15:40, John Iliffe wrote:
> I'm trying to create a book cover with an image as the background and text over top.  I have done
> this before but last time I used an image in a frame.  This time when I try to do that LO rotates
> the image 90 degrees which is not what I want. I encountered the problem that the LO docs are not
> consistent with the screen:
>
> HELP:  "Choose Page - Set Background Image."
>
> SCREEN:  there is no "PAGE" on the tool bar or any drop down.  Closest I can find is "Page Style"
> under the Format tab but this brings in the jpg rotated 90 degrees with no way I can find to fix it.
> The photo I'm using is a portrait format image which is what I want to end up with.  What I get is a
> small bit out of the middle on its side.
>
> Does anyone know how to fix this and still leave the top layer open the same way up so I can put the
> cover text over the top?
>
> Thanks.
>
> John
> ======

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