ColorFormat Object
Multiple objects
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Represents the color of a one-color object or the foreground or background color of an object with a gradient or patterned fill. You can set colors to an explicit red-green-blue value by using the RGB property.
Using the ColorFormat object
Use one of the properties listed in the following table to return a ColorFormat object.
Use this property | With this object | To return a ColorFormat object that represents this |
---|---|---|
BackColor | FillFormat | Background fill color (used in a shaded or patterned fill) |
ForeColor | FillFormat | Foreground fill color (or simply the fill color for a solid fill) |
BackColor | LineFormat | Background line color (used in a patterned line) |
ForeColor | LineFormat | Foreground line color (or just the line color for a solid line) |
ForeColor | ShadowFormat | Shadow color |
ExtrusionColor | ThreeDFormat | Color of the sides of an extruded object |
Use the RGB property to set a color to an explicit red-green-blue value. The following example adds a rectangle to the active publication and then sets the foreground color, background color, and gradient for the rectangle's fill.
Sub GradientFill()
With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes _
.AddShape(Type:=msoShapeRectangle, _
Left:=90, Top:=90, Width:=90, Height:=50).Fill
.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(128, 0, 0)
.BackColor.RGB = RGB(170, 170, 170)
.TwoColorGradient msoGradientHorizontal, 1
End With
End Sub