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Background Property

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Returns a Shape object that represents the background image for the specified document. Read-only.

Note  Backgrounds are visible only in web layout view.

Example

This example sets the background color for web layout view to light gray for the active window.

ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdWebView
With ActiveDocument.Background.Fill
    .Visible = True
    .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(192, 192, 192)
End With

This example sets the background bitmap image of web layout view to Bubbles.bmp.

ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdWebView
ActiveDocument.Background.Fill.UserPicture _
    PictureFile:="C:\Windows\Bubbles.bmp"

Applies to | Document Object

See Also | Fill Property | UserPicture Method | UserTextured Method