FillFormat.BackColor Property (Word)

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

Concepts

FillFormat Object

FillFormat Object Members