FillFormat.BackColor property (PowerPoint)
Returns or sets a ColorFormat object that represents the background color for the specified fill or patterned line. Read/write.
Syntax
expression.BackColor
expression A variable that represents a FillFormat object.
Return value
ColorFormat
Example
This example adds a rectangle to myDocument and then sets the foreground color, background color, and gradient for the rectangle's fill.
Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
With myDocument.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, _
90, 90, 90, 50).Fill
.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(128, 0, 0)
.BackColor.RGB = RGB(170, 170, 170)
.TwoColorGradient msoGradientHorizontal, 1
End With
This example adds a patterned line to myDocument.
Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
With myDocument.Shapes.AddLine(10, 100, 250, 0).Line
.Weight = 6
.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 255)
.BackColor.RGB = RGB(128, 0, 0)
.Pattern = msoPatternDarkDownwardDiagonal
End With
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