GradientDegree Property

Returns a value that indicates how dark or light a one-color gradient fill is. A value of 0 (zero) means that black is mixed in with the shape's foreground color to form the gradient; a value of 1 means that white is mixed in; and values between 0 and 1 mean that a darker or lighter shade of the foreground color is mixed in. Read-only Single.

This property is read-only. Use the OneColorGradient method to set the gradient degree for the fill.

Example

This example adds a rectangle to the active document and sets the degree of its fill gradient to match that of the shape named "Rectangle 2." If Rectangle 2 doesn't have a one-color gradient fill, this example fails.

Dim docActive As Document
Dim sngGradient As Single

Set docActive = ActiveDocument

With docActive.Shapes
    sngGradient = .Item("Rectangle 2").Fill.GradientDegree
    With .AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, 0, 0, 40, 80).Fill
        .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 128, 128)
        .OneColorGradient msoGradientHorizontal, 1, sngGradient
    End With
End With