FillFormat.OneColorGradient Method

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Sets the specified fill to a one-color gradient.

Syntax

expression.OneColorGradient(Style, Variant, Degree)

expression   A variable that represents an FillFormat object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Style Required MsoGradientStyle The gradient style.
Variant Required Long The gradient variant. Can be a value from 1 to 4, corresponding to the four variants on the Gradient tab in the Shape Fill tab. If Style is msoGradientFromTitle or msoGradientFromCenter, this argument can be either 1 or 2.
Degree Required Single The gradient degree. Can be a value from 0.0 (dark) to 1.0 (light).

Remarks

The

Style

parameter value can be one of these MsoGradientStyle constants.

msoGradientDiagonalDown
msoGradientDiagonalUp
msoGradientFromCenter
msoGradientFromCorner
msoGradientFromTitle
msoGradientHorizontal
msoGradientMixed
msoGradientVertical

Example

This example adds a rectangle with a one-color gradient fill to myDocument.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
With myDocument.Shapes _
        .AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, 90, 90, 90, 80).Fill
    .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 128, 128)
    .OneColorGradient msoGradientHorizontal, 1, 1
End With

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