How to set the text color in powerpoint using automation

[Guest]

Hi there. I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to set the color of text
that I add to a TextRange object using COM. It would seem that the best way
to do this would be to get a Font object from the the TextRange and access
the Color property but as far as I can tell, the Color property is read-only.
Can anyone confirm this or guide me in the right direction for a solution?
Thanks.

 

[Guest]

..font.color is not read only. Maybe you should post the code your trying to use

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Hi there. I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to set the color of text
that I add to a TextRange object using COM. It would seem that the best way
to do this would be to get a Font object from the the TextRange and access
the Color property but as far as I can tell, the Color property is read-only.
Can anyone confirm this or guide me in the right direction for a solution?
Thanks.

Color is read-only but its various properties are not:

' Set the text to Red
TextRange.Font.Color.RGB = RGB(255,0,0)

' Set the text to a scheme color
TextRange.Font.Color.SchemeColor = [one of the scheme constants]

 

[Guest]

Thanks Steve. That's the answer I was looking for.

Hi there. I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to set the color of text
that I add to a TextRange object using COM. It would seem that the best way
to do this would be to get a Font object from the the TextRange and access
the Color property but as far as I can tell, the Color property is read-only.
Can anyone confirm this or guide me in the right direction for a solution?
Thanks.

Color is read-only but its various properties are not:

' Set the text to Red
TextRange.Font.Color.RGB = RGB(255,0,0)

' Set the text to a scheme color
TextRange.Font.Color.SchemeColor = [one of the scheme constants]


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