TwoColorGradient Method

Microsoft Publisher Visual Basic

and BackColor properties.

expression.TwoColorGradient(Style, Variant)

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

Style   Required MsoGradientStyle. The gradient style.

MsoGradientStyle can be one of these MsoGradientStyle constants.
msoGradientDiagonalDown
msoGradientDiagonalUp
msoGradientFromCenter
msoGradientFromCorner
msoGradientFromTitle
msoGradientHorizontal
msoGradientMixed Not used with this method.
msoGradientVertical

Variant   Required Long. The gradient variant. Can be a value from 1 to 4, corresponding to the four variants on the Gradient tab in the Fill Effects dialog box. If Style is msoGradientFromTitle or msoGradientFromCenter, this argument can be either 1 or 2.

Example

This example adds a rectangle with a two-color gradient fill to the active publication and sets the background and foreground color for the fill.

With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes _
        .AddShape(Type:=msoShapeRectangle, _
        Left:=0, Top:=0, Width:=40, Height:=80).Fill
    .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(128, 0, 0)
    .BackColor.RGB = RGB(0, 170, 170)
    .TwoColorGradient Style:=msoGradientHorizontal, Variant:=1
End With