FillFormat.BackColor Property

Returns or sets a ColorFormat object that represents the background color for the fill Read/write.

Syntax

expression.BackColor

expression   A variable that represents a FillFormat object.

Example

This example adds a rectangle to the active document and then sets the foreground color, background color, and gradient for the rectangle's fill.

  Dim docActive As Document
Set docActive = ActiveDocument
With docActive.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

See Also

• FillFormat Object
• FillFormat Object Members