OverPrint Property
When creating separation plates for commercial printing, MsoTrue indicates that the specified shape is not printed on the separation plates where the ink level of the shape is set to 0 (zero). Read/write MsoTriState.
| MsoTriState can be one of these MsoTriState constants. |
| msoCTrue Does not apply to this property. |
| msoFalse Removes any color left for the selected shape by earlier plates. |
| msoTriStateMixed Does not apply to this property. |
| msoTriStateToggle Does not apply to this property. |
| msoTrue Excludes the shape from being processed or printed on a CMYK plate. |
expression.OverPrint
expression Required. An expression that returns a ColorFormat object.
Example
This example creates a new shape in the active document, sets the fill color, and excludes the shape from the printer's plate.
Sub TintShade()
Dim shpHeart As Shape
Set shpHeart = ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddShape( _
Type:=msoShapeHeart, Left:=150, _
Top:=150, Width:=250, Height:=250)
With shpHeart.Fill.ForeColor
.SetCMYK Cyan:=0, Magenta:=125, Yellow:=12, Black:=25
.TintAndShade = 0.3
.OverPrint = msoTrue
End With
End Sub