Word.Range.Shading.md

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Range.Shading property (Word)	vbawd10.chm157155389	vbawd10.chm157155389	Word.Range.Shading	8e09cd74-a16e-6547-5ada-97322cf32b99	06/08/2017	medium

Range.Shading property (Word)

Returns a Shading object that refers to the shading formatting for the specified object.

Syntax

expression. Shading

expression Required. A variable that represents a Range object.

Example

This example applies yellow shading to the first paragraph in the selection.

With Selection.Paragraphs(1).Shading 
 .Texture = wdTexture12Pt5Percent 
 .BackgroundPatternColorIndex = wdYellow 
 .ForegroundPatternColorIndex = wdBlack 
End With

This example applies 10 percent shading to the first word in the active document.

ActiveDocument.Words(1).Shading.Texture = wdTexture10Percent

See also

Range Object

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