Transparency Property

Microsoft Word Visual Basic

Transparency Property

       

Returns or sets the degree of transparency of the specified fill, shadow, or line as a value between 0.0 (opaque) and 1.0 (clear). Read/write Single.

expression.Transparency

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

Remarks

The value of this property affects the appearance of solid-colored fills and lines only; it has no effect on the appearance of patterned lines or of patterned, gradient, picture, or textured fills.

Example

This example sets the shadow of shape three in the active document to semitransparent red. If the shape doesn't already have a shadow, this example adds one to it.

With ActiveDocument.Shapes(3).Shadow
    .Visible = True
    .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0)
    .Transparency = 0.5
End With