In the File name box, enter a name for the theme, and click Save. On the Page Layout tab in Excel or the Design tab in Word, click Themes > Save Current Theme. Or you can make it the default for new documents. Once you’ve made changes to your theme, you can save it to use again. To remove theme formatting from just a portion of your document, select the portion you want to change and change any formatting you like, such as font style, font size, color, etc. To return to the default theme, choose the Office theme. To change themes, simply pick a different theme from the Themes menu. Select the set of effects that you want to use. On the Page Layout tab in Excel or the Design tab in Word, click Effects. While you cannot create your own set of theme effects, you can choose a set of effects that work for your document. Theme effects include shadows, reflections, lines, fills, and more. In the Name box, enter a name, and click Save. In the Create New Theme Fonts box, under the Heading font and Body font boxes, pick the fonts you want. To create your own set of fonts, click Customize Fonts. Set a background picture for the document using property.Tip: The top fonts are the fonts in the current theme.Set the background type as picture using property.To insert a background image to a Word document, you need to set the background type as picture, and then insert a picture as the background. Insert a Background Image to a Word Document Gradient.ShadingStyle = GradientShadingStyle.Horizontalĭocument.SaveToFile('AddGradientBackground.docx', FileFormat.Docx) Gradient.ShadingVariant = GradientShadingVariant.ShadingDown 'Set shading variant and style for the gradient Save the result document using Document.SaveToFile() method.ĭ = BackgroundType.Gradientĭim gradient As BackgroundGradient =.Set shading variant and style for the gradient using BackgroundGradient.ShadingVariant and BackgroundGradient.

Select two colors using BackgroundGradient.Color1 and BackgroundGradient.Color2 properties.Get the background gradient using property.Set the background type as gradient using property.Load a sample Word document using Document.LoadFromFile() method.You need to set the background type as gradient, choose two colors, and then set shading variant and style. Private Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)ĭ = BackgroundType.Colorĭ = Color.AliceBlueĭocument.SaveToFile('PureColorBackground.docx', FileFormat.Docx)Īdd a Gradient Background to a Word DocumentĪdding gradient background requires more steps.

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