Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Inserting an image

[LindaTanner]

I have a regular page full of text and I don't want to change the text flow. I want to put an image
in the background, so that the text is simply written over it as if it was a blank page. Is it possible?

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[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Linda,

welcome to the forum!

There are several possibilities. An easy one is using the background package. Here's an example from my LaTeX Cookbook:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{background}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\backgroundsetup{scale = 1, angle = 0, opacity = 0.2,
  contents = {\includegraphics[width = \paperwidth,
  height = \paperheight, keepaspectratio]
  {/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l2picfaq/ctanlion.pdf}}}
  % Adjust filename and path to match your own image 
\begin{document}
\Blinddocument
\end{document}

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You need to compile two times until the image appears on the background.

Stefan