TwoColorGradient Method

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Sets the specified fill to a two-color gradient.

expression**.TwoColorGradient(Style**, Variant)

expression Required. An expression that returns a FillFormat object.

MsoGradientStyle

MsoGradientStyle can be one of these MsoGradientStyle constants.
msoGradientDiagonalDown
msoGradientDiagonalUp
msoGradientFromCenter
msoGradientFromCorner
msoGradientFromTitle Used only in Microsoft PowerPoint.
msoGradientHorizontal
msoGradientMixed
msoGradientVertical

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 Fill Effects dialog box. If Style is msoGradientFromCenter, this argument can be either 1 or 2.

Example

This example adds a rectangle with a two-color gradient fill to the active document and sets the background and foreground color for the fill.

With ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, _
        0, 0, 40, 80).Fill
    .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(128, 0, 0)
    .BackColor.RGB = RGB(0, 170, 170)
    .TwoColorGradient msoGradientHorizontal, 1
End With

Applies to | FillFormat Object