Anyway to get solid application background in Fireworks on Mac?

Hi
I am just making the transition from PC to Mac as we longer use PC's at work.
I am having trouble getting my head around Fireworks CS5 on the Mac.
I am a web designer. When I work on a website, I usually have many images open in Fireworks and jump back and forth between Fireworks and Dreamweaver.
On my old PC, I used CS4. On my new Mac I am using CS5. On the PC, Firework had a solid background colour, blocking any other applications running out of view / behind Fireworks. On the Mac, Fireworks has a transparent background, with Dreamweaver showing through between the images I am working on, which is a mess and very visually distracting and is giving me a headache.
Is there anyway of enabling a solid background in Fireworks to blockout anything running behind?
Many thanks
Mr M

Wow. That was a simple solution.
Thank you Linda
Mr M

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