Index: lams_central/web/css/_authoring_base.scss
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diff -u -r79dd834a49277d69eec3c6bcd1dba68ca339719b -r33e3aab2c3abce336a4fcc88166e77cdd9b55ab7
--- lams_central/web/css/_authoring_base.scss	(.../_authoring_base.scss)	(revision 79dd834a49277d69eec3c6bcd1dba68ca339719b)
+++ lams_central/web/css/_authoring_base.scss	(.../_authoring_base.scss)	(revision 33e3aab2c3abce336a4fcc88166e77cdd9b55ab7)
@@ -520,9 +520,18 @@
 	width: 99%;
 } 
 
+/* Canvas background svg:
+ * <svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='20' height='20'>
+ *  <rect width='20' height='20' fill='#fefefe'/>
+ *  <rect x='10' y='10' width='1.5' height='1.5' fill='#e4e4e4'/>
+ * </svg>
+ * this has to be url encoded and added to the background below
+*/
+
 #canvas {
 	overflow: auto;
 	vertical-align: top;
+    background: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%2720%27%20height%3D%2720%27%3E%0D%0A%20%20%3Crect%20width%3D%2720%27%20height%3D%2720%27%20fill%3D%27%23fefefe%27%2F%3E%0D%0A%3Crect%20x%3D%2710%27%20y%3D%2710%27%20width%3D%271.5%27%20height%3D%271.5%27%20fill%3D%27%23e4e4e4%27%2F%3E%0D%0A%3C%2Fsvg%3E");
 }
 
 /**** Template styles */
@@ -575,4 +584,4 @@
 
 #rootwizard .progress-bar {
      background-color: $brand-primary;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}