Changing background colour

[Chris Watts]

PPT 2007, Edit Mode
I am trying to change the background colour on a slide but neither of the
following works for me:

ActiveWindow.Selection.SlideRange(1).Background.Fill.ForeColor.RGB =
RGB(255, 255, 0)
ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Background.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 255,
0)

At the time these are executed an image object is selected - do I need to
deselect it?

What am I doing wrong?
TIA
Chris

 

[John Wilson]

Hi Chris

You need to tell it to NOT follow the master

eg

With ActiveWindow.Selection.SlideRange(1)
..FollowMasterBackground = msoFalse
..Background.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 255, 0)
End With
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[Chris Watts]

Thanks John and Steve.
Works just as I would have wished.
Chris