Patterned Method

Microsoft Publisher Visual Basic

expression.Patterned(Pattern)

expression    Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Pattern   Required MsoPatternType. The pattern to be used for the specified fill.

MsoPatternType can be one of these MsoPatternType constants.
msoPattern5Percent
msoPattern10Percent
msoPattern20Percent
msoPattern25Percent
msoPattern30Percent
msoPattern40Percent
msoPattern50Percent
msoPattern60Percent
msoPattern70Percent
msoPattern75Percent
msoPattern80Percent
msoPattern90Percent
msoPatternDarkDownwardDiagonal
msoPatternDarkHorizontal
msoPatternDarkUpwardDiagonal
msoPatternDarkVertical
msoPatternDashedDownwardDiagonal
msoPatternDashedHorizontal
msoPatternDashedUpwardDiagonal
msoPatternDashedVertical
msoPatternDiagonalBrick
msoPatternDivot
msoPatternDottedDiamond
msoPatternDottedGrid
msoPatternHorizontalBrick
msoPatternLargeCheckerBoard
msoPatternLargeConfetti
msoPatternLargeGrid
msoPatternLightDownwardDiagonal
msoPatternLightHorizontal
msoPatternLightUpwardDiagonal
msoPatternLightVertical
msoPatternMixed Not used with this method.
msoPatternNarrowHorizontal
msoPatternNarrowVertical
msoPatternOutlinedDiamond
msoPatternPlaid
msoPatternShingle
msoPatternSmallCheckerBoard
msoPatternSmallConfetti
msoPatternSmallGrid
msoPatternSolidDiamond
msoPatternSphere
msoPatternTrellis
msoPatternWave
msoPatternWeave
msoPatternWideDownwardDiagonal
msoPatternWideUpwardDiagonal
msoPatternZigZag

Remarks

Use the BackColor and ForeColor properties to set the colors used in the pattern.

Example

This example adds an oval with a patterned fill to the active publication.

With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes _
        .AddShape(Type:=msoShapeOval, _
        Left:=60, Top:=60, Width:=80, Height:=40).Fill
    .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(128, 0, 0)
    .BackColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 255)
    .Patterned Pattern:=msoPatternDarkVertical
End With