PresetGradient Method

Microsoft PowerPoint Visual Basic

Sets the specified fill to a preset gradient.

expression.PresetGradient(Style, Variant, PresetGradientType)

expression    Required. An expression that returns a FillFormat object.

Style   Required MsoGradientStyle. The gradient style.

MsoGradientStyle can be one of these MsoGradientStyle constants.
msoGradientDiagonalDown
msoGradientDiagonalUp
msoGradientFromCenter
msoGradientFromCorner
msoGradientFromTitle
msoGradientHorizontal
msoGradientMixed
msoGradientVertical

Variant   Required Integer. 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.

PresetGradientType   Required MsoPresetGradientType. The gradient type.

MsoPresetGradientType can be one of these MsoPresetGradientType constants.
msoGradientBrass
msoGradientCalmWater
msoGradientChrome
msoGradientChromeII
msoGradientDaybreak
msoGradientDesert
msoGradientEarlySunset
msoGradientFire
msoGradientFog
msoGradientGold
msoGradientGoldII
msoGradientHorizon
msoGradientLateSunset
msoGradientMahogany
msoGradientMoss
msoGradientNightfall
msoGradientOcean
msoGradientParchment
msoGradientPeacock
msoGradientRainbow
msoGradientRainbowII
msoGradientSapphire
msoGradientSilver
msoGradientWheat
msoPresetGradientMixed

Example

This example adds a rectangle with a preset gradient fill to myDocument.

Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
myDocument.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, 90, 90, 140, 80) _
    .Fill.PresetGradient msoGradientHorizontal, 1, msoGradientBrass