Color fill tool

I need to do a very simple thing and i'm searching how to do more then 40 minutes
I create a black page and i want to fill with gray color
I've no found fill tool
I try to choose document setup but my backgroud page is always white !
The Illustrator usability is very bad !!!
Illustrator 2014 windows version..
Some help?

blondie,
You can create a sort of background colour, such as File>Document Setup>Transparency (in the dropdown) Simulate Paper, but often the most flexible and convenient way is to create a large rectangle and give it a fill (bottom of the Toolbox) and have it at the bottom of the Layer(s).

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