ChartFont.Background Property (PowerPoint)
Returns or sets the type of background for text used in charts. Read/write Variant that is set to one of the constants of XlBackground.
Version Information
Version Added: PowerPoint 2007
Syntax
expression .Background
expression A variable that represents a ChartFont object.
Example
Note
Although the following code applies to Microsoft Word, you can readily modify it to apply to PowerPoint.
The following example adds a chart title to the first chart in the active document and then sets the font size and specifies a transparent background for the title.
With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1)
If .HasChart Then
With .Chart
.HasTitle = True
.ChartTitle.Text = "Rainfall Totals by Month"
With .ChartTitle.Font
.Size = 10
.Background = xlBackgroundTransparent
End With
End With
End If
End With