Interior.PatternColorIndex Property (Word)
Returns or sets the color of the interior pattern as an index into the current color palette, or as one of the following XlColorIndex constants: xlColorIndexAutomatic or xlColorIndexNone. Read/write Long.
Version Information
Version Added: Word 2007
Syntax
expression .PatternColorIndex
expression A variable that represents an Interior object.
Remarks
Set this property to xlColorIndexAutomatic to specify the automatic fill style for drawing objects. Set this property to xlColorIndexNone to specify that you do not want a pattern (this is the same as setting the Pattern property of the Interior object to xlPatternNone).
Example
The following example enables up and down bars, then adds a criss-cross pattern to the down bars and sets the pattern color to red, for the first chart group of the first chart in the active document.
With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1)
If .HasChart Then
With .Chart.ChartGroups(1)
.HasUpDownBars = True
.DownBars.Interior.Pattern = xlPatternCrissCross
.DownBars.Interior.PatternColorIndex = 3
End With
End If
End With