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LineFormat.Transparency Property

Returns or sets the degree of transparency of the specified fill, shadow, or line as a value between 0.0 (opaque) and 1.0 (clear). Read/write.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Property Transparency As Single
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As LineFormat
Dim value As Single

value = instance.Transparency

instance.Transparency = value
float Transparency { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Single
Single

Remarks

The value of this property affects the appearance of solid-colored fills and lines only; it has no effect on the appearance of patterned lines or patterned, gradient, picture, or textured fills.

Examples

This example sets the shadow for shape three on myDocument to semitransparent red. If the shape doesn't already have a shadow, this example adds one to it.

Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)

With myDocument.Shapes(3).Shadow

    .Visible = True

    .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0)

    .Transparency= 0.5

End With

See Also

Reference

LineFormat Interface

LineFormat Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint Namespace