PictureFormat Members (Word)

Contains properties and methods that apply to pictures and OLE objects. The LinkFormat object contains properties and methods that apply to linked OLE objects only. The OLEFormat object contains properties and methods that apply to OLE objects whether or not they're linked.

Methods

Name

Description

IncrementBrightness

Changes the brightness of the picture by the specified amount.

IncrementContrast

Changes the contrast of the picture by the specified amount.

Properties

Name

Description

Application

Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.

Brightness

Returns or sets the brightness of the specified picture or OLE object. The value for this property must be a number from 0.0 (dimmest) to 1.0 (brightest). Read/write Single.

ColorType

Returns or sets the type of color transformation applied to the specified picture or OLE object. Read/write MsoPictureColorType.

Contrast

Returns or sets the contrast for the specified picture or OLE object. The value for this property must be a number from 0.0 (the least contrast) to 1.0 (the greatest contrast). Read/write Single.

Creator

Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.

Crop

Returns or sets a Crop object that represents an image cropping. Read/write.

CropBottom

Returns or sets the number of points that are cropped off the bottom of the specified picture or OLE object. Read/write Single.

CropLeft

Returns or sets the number of points that are cropped off the left side of the specified picture or OLE object. Read/write Single.

CropRight

Returns or sets the number of points that are cropped off the right side of the specified picture or OLE object. Read/write Single.

CropTop

Returns or sets the number of points that are cropped off the top of the specified picture or OLE object. Read/write Single.

Parent

Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified PictureFormat object.

TransparencyColor

Returns or sets the transparent color for the specified picture as a red-green-blue (RGB) value. Read/write Long.

TransparentBackground

MsoTrue if the parts of the picture that are defined with a transparent color actually appear transparent. Use the TransparencyColor property to set the transparent color. Applies to bitmaps only. Read/write MsoTriState.