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Slide.Background Property

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PowerPoint Developer Reference

Returns a ShapeRange object that represents the slide background.

Syntax

expression.Background

expression   A variable that represents a Slide object.

Return Value
ShapeRange

Remarks

If you use the Background property to set the background for an individual slide without changing the slide master, the FollowMasterBackground property for that slide must be set to False.

Example

This example sets the background of the slide master in the active presentation to a preset shade.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  ActivePresentation.SlideMaster.Background.Fill.PresetGradient _
    Style:=msoGradientHorizontal, Variant:=1, _
    PresetGradientType:=msoGradientLateSunset

This example sets the background of slide one in the active presentation to a preset shade.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
    .FollowMasterBackground = False
    .Background.Fill.PresetGradient Style:=msoGradientHorizontal, _
        Variant:=1, PresetGradientType:=msoGradientLateSunset
End With

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