FillFormat.GradientDegree Property (Word)
Returns a value that indicates how dark or light a one-color gradient fill is. Read-only Single.
Syntax
expression .GradientDegree
expression A variable that represents a FillFormat object.
Remarks
A value of 0 (zero) means that black is mixed in with the shape's foreground color to form the gradient; a value of 1 means that white is mixed in; and values between 0 and 1 mean that a darker or lighter shade of the foreground color is mixed in.
Use the OneColorGradient method to set the gradient degree for the fill.
Example
This example adds a rectangle to the active document and sets the degree of its fill gradient to match that of the shape named "Rectangle 2." If Rectangle 2 doesn't have a one-color gradient fill, this example fails.
Dim docActive As Document
Dim sngGradient As Single
Set docActive = ActiveDocument
With docActive.Shapes
sngGradient = .Item("Rectangle 2").Fill.GradientDegree
With .AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, 0, 0, 40, 80).Fill
.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 128, 128)
.OneColorGradient msoGradientHorizontal, 1, sngGradient
End With
End With