GradientStyle Property

Applies To

FillFormat object.

Description

Returns the gradient style for the specified fill. Can be one of the following MsoGradientStyle constants: msoGradientDiagonalDown, msoGradientDiagonalUp, msoGradientFromCenter, msoGradientFromCorner, msoGradientHorizontal, msoGradientMixed, or msoGradientVertical. (The constant msoGradientFromTitle is used only in PowerPoint.) Read-only Long.

This property is read-only. Use the OneColorGradient or TwoColorGradient method to set the gradient style for the fill.

Note Attempting to return this property for a fill that doesn't have a gradient generates an error. Use the Type property to determine whether the fill has a gradient.

Example

This example adds a rectangle to myDocument and sets its fill gradient style to match that of the shape named "rect1." For the example to work, rect1 must have a gradient fill.

Set myDocument = ActiveDocument
With myDocument.Shapes
    gradStyle1 = .Item("rect1").Fill.GradientStyle
    With .AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, 0, 0, 40, 80).Fill
        .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(128, 0, 0)
        .OneColorGradient gradStyle1, 1, 1
    End With
End With