ColorEffect Property

Microsoft PowerPoint Visual Basic

object that represents the color properties for a specified animation behavior.

expression.ColorEffect

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

Example

This example adds a shape to the first slide of the active presentation and sets a color effect behavior to change the fill color of the new shape.

Sub ChangeColorEffect()
    Dim sldFirst As Slide
    Dim shpHeart As Shape
    Dim effNew As Effect
    Dim bhvEffect As AnimationBehavior

    Set sldFirst = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
    Set shpHeart = sldFirst.Shapes.AddShape(Type:=msoShapeHeart, _
        Left:=100, Top:=100, Width:=100, Height:=100)
    Set effNew = sldFirst.TimeLine.MainSequence.AddEffect _
        (Shape:=shpHeart, EffectID:=msoAnimEffectChangeFillColor, _
        Trigger:=msoAnimTriggerAfterPrevious)
    Set bhvEffect = effNew.Behaviors.Add(Type:=msoAnimTypeColor)

    With bhvEffect.ColorEffect
        .From.RGB = RGB(Red:=255, Green:=0, Blue:=0)
        .To.RGB = RGB(Red:=0, Green:=0, Blue:=255)
    End With
End Sub