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ColorFormat.TintAndShade Property

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PowerPoint Developer Reference

Sets or returns the lightening or darkening of the the color of a specified shape. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.TintAndShade

expression   A variable that represents a ColorFormat object.

Return Value
Single

Remarks

You can enter a value from -1 (darkest) to 1 (lightest) for the TintAndShade property, 0 (zero) being neutral.

Example

This example creates a new shape in the active document, sets the fill color, and lightens the color shade.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub PrinterPlate()
    Dim shpHeart As Shape

Set shpHeart = ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes _
    .AddShape(Type:=msoShapeHeart, Left:=150, _
    Top:=150, Width:=250, Height:=250)

With shpHeart.Fill.ForeColor
    .CMYK = 16111872
    .<strong>TintAndShade</strong> = 0.3
    .OverPrint = msoTrue
    .Ink(Index:=1) = 0
    .Ink(Index:=2) = 1
    .Ink(Index:=3) = 1
    .Ink(Index:=4) = 0
End With



End Sub

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