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

Syntax

expression.BackColor

expression A variable that represents a FillFormat object.

Return Value
ColorFormat

Example

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

Visual Basic for Applications 
Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1) With myDocument.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

This example adds a patterned line to myDocument.

Visual Basic for Applications 
Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1) With myDocument.Shapes.AddLine(10, 100, 250, 0).Line .Weight = 6 .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 255) .BackColor.RGB = RGB(128, 0, 0) .Pattern = msoPatternDarkDownwardDiagonal End With

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