DimColor Property

Returns or sets a ColorFormat object that represents the color of the specified shape after it's been built. Read-only.

Remarks

If you don't get the effect you expect, check your other build settings. You won't see the effect of the DimColor property unless the TextLevelEffect property of the AnimationSettings object is set to something other than ppAnimateLevelNone, the AfterEffect property is set to ppAfterEffectDim, and the Animate property is set to True. In addition, if the specified shape is the only item or the last item to be built on the slide, the shape won't be dimmed. To change the build order of the shapes on a slide, use the AnimationOrder property.

Example

This example adds a slide that contains both a title and a three-item list to the active presentation, sets the title and list to be dimmed after being built, and sets the color that each of them will be dimmed to.

With ActivePresentation.Slides.Add(2, ppLayoutText).Shapes
    With .Item(1)
        .TextFrame.TextRange.Text = "Sample title"
        With .AnimationSettings
            .TextLevelEffect = ppAnimateByAllLevels
            .AfterEffect = ppAfterEffectDim
            .DimColor.SchemeColor = ppShadow
            .Animate = True
        End With
    End With
    With .Item(2)
        .TextFrame.TextRange.Text = "Item one" _
            & Chr(13) & "Item two"
        With .AnimationSettings
            .TextLevelEffect = ppAnimateByFirstLevel
            .AfterEffect = ppAfterEffectDim
            .DimColor.RGB = RGB(100, 150, 130)
            .Animate = True
        End With
    End With
End With