# Customising the drawing area

You can edit the properties of the drawing area to:

- Change the drawing area's size
- Change the drawing area's background

1. Start editing the real-time application.
2. In the menu bar, click Visualisation.
3. Click on the drawing area to open the drawing area properties.
4. In the Properties, click the list box Drawing area size.
5. Select the size for your visualisation from the drop-down list or enter width and height manually.
6. In the Background, click the list box Colour.
7. Select the background colour.

8. ## NOTICE

   Alternatively, you can upload a background image.

Creating a global colour scheme

Editing widget properties