ExtrusionColorType Property

Microsoft Word Visual Basic

Returns or sets a value that indicates whether the extrusion color is based on the extruded shape's fill (the front face of the extrusion) and automatically changes when the shape's fill changes, or whether the extrusion color is independent of the shape's fill. Read/write MsoExtrusionColorType.

MsoExtrusionColorType can be one of these MsoExtrusionColorType constants.
msoExtrusionColorAutomatic Extrusion color based on shape fill.
msoExtrusionColorTypeMixed
msoExtrusionColorCustom Extrusion color independent of shape fill.

expression.ExtrusionColorType

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

Example

If the first shape on the active document has an automatic extrusion color, this example gives the extrusion a custom yellow color.

Dim docActive As Document

Set docActive = ActiveDocument

With docActive.Shapes(1).ThreeD
    If .ExtrusionColorType = msoExtrusionColorAutomatic Then
        .ExtrusionColor.RGB = RGB(240, 235, 16)
    End If
End With