BackColor Property

Applies To

ChartFillFormat object, FillFormat object, LineFormat object.

Description

ChartFillFormat object: Returns a ChartColorFormat object that represents the specified fill background color. Read-only.

All other objects: Returns a ColorFormat object that represents the specified fill background color. Read-only.

Example

This example sets the foreground color, background color, and gradient for the chart area fill on chart one.

With Charts(1).ChartArea.Fill
    .Visible = True
    .ForeColor.SchemeColor = 15
    .BackColor.SchemeColor = 17
    .TwoColorGradient msoGradientHorizontal, 1
End With