TwoColorGradient Method [Excel 2003 VBA Language Reference]

TwoColorGradient method as it applies to the FillFormat object.

Sets the specified fill to a two-color gradient.

expression.TwoColorGradient(Style, Variant)

expression Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.

MsoGradientStyle

MsoGradientStyle can be one of these MsoGradientStyle constants.
msoGradientDiagonalDown
msoGradientDiagonalUp
msoGradientFromCenter
msoGradientFromCorner
msoGradientFromTitle
msoGradientHorizontal
msoGradientMixed
msoGradientVertical

Variant  Required Integer. The gradient variant. Can be a value from 1 through 4, corresponding to one of the four variants on the Gradient tab in the Fill Effects dialog box. If Style is msoGradientFromCenter, the Variant argument can only be 1 or 2.

TwoColorGradient method as it applies to the ChartFillFormat object.

Sets the specified fill to a two-color gradient.

expression.TwoColorGradient(Style, Variant)

expression Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.

MsoGradientStyle

MsoGradientStyle can be one of these MsoGradientStyle constants.
msoGradientDiagonalDown
msoGradientDiagonalUp
msoGradientFromCenter
msoGradientFromCorner
msoGradientFromTitle
msoGradientHorizontal
msoGradientMixed
msoGradientVertical

Variant  Required Long. The gradient variant. Can be a value from 1 through 4, corresponding to one of the four variants on the Gradient tab in the Fill Effects dialog box. If Style is msoGradientFromCenter, the Variant argument can only be 1 or 2.

Example

This example sets the foreground color, background color, and gradient for the chart area fill on chart one.

With Charts(1).ChartArea.Fill
    .Visible = True
    .ForeColor.SchemeColor = 15
    .BackColor.SchemeColor = 17
    .TwoColorGradient msoGradientHorizontal, 1
End With

Applies to | ChartFillFormat Object | FillFormat Object