PictureFormat Object Members

Contains properties and methods that apply to pictures and OLE objects.

Methods

	Name	Description
	IncrementBrightness	Changes the brightness of the picture by the specified amount. Use the Brightness property to set the absolute brightness of the picture.
	IncrementContrast	Changes the contrast of the picture by the specified amount. Use the Contrast property to set the absolute contrast for the picture.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Application	Returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object.
	Brightness	Returns or sets the brightness of the specified picture or OLE object. The value for this property must be a number from 0.0 (dimmest) to 1.0 (brightest). Read/write Single.
	ColorType	Returns or sets the type of color transformation applied to the specified picture or OLE object. Read/write MsoPictureColorType.
	Contrast	Returns or sets the contrast for the specified picture or OLE object. The value for this property must be a number from 0.0 (the least contrast) to 1.0 (the greatest contrast). Read/write Single.
	Creator	Returns a Long that represents the four-character creator code for the application in which the specified object was created. For example, if the object was created in PowerPoint, this property returns the hexadecimal number 50575054. Read-only.
	CropBottom	Returns or sets the number of points that are cropped off the bottom of the specified picture or OLE object. Read/write Single. Cropping is calculated relative to the original size of the picture. For example, if you insert a picture that is originally 100 points high, rescale it so that it's 200 points high, and then set the CropBottom property to 50, 100 points (not 50) will be cropped off the bottom of your picture.
	CropLeft	Returns or sets the number of points that are cropped off the left side of the specified picture or OLE object. Read/write Single.Cropping is calculated relative to the original size of the picture. For example, if you insert a picture that is originally 100 points wide, rescale it so that it's 200 points wide, and then set the CropLeft property to 50, 100 points (not 50) will be cropped off the left side of your picture.
	CropRight	Returns or sets the number of points that are cropped off the right side of the specified picture or OLE object. Read/write Single. Cropping is calculated relative to the original size of the picture. For example, if you insert a picture that is originally 100 points wide, rescale it so that it's 200 points wide, and then set the CropRight property to 50, 100 points (not 50) will be cropped off the right side of your picture.
	CropTop	Returns or sets the number of points that are cropped off the top of the specified picture or OLE object. Read/write Single. Cropping is calculated relative to the original size of the picture. For example, if you insert a picture that is originally 100 points high, rescale it so that it's 200 points high, and then set the CropTop property to 50, 100 points (not 50) will be cropped off the top of your picture.
	Parent	Returns the parent object for the specified object.
	TransparencyColor	Returns or sets the transparent color for the specified picture as a red-green-blue (RGB) value. For this property to take effect, the TransparentBackground property must be set to True. Applies to bitmaps only. Read/write Long.
	TransparentBackground	Determines whether parts of the picture that are the color defined as the transparent color appear transparent. Read/write MsoTriState. Applies to bitmaps only.