DrawingML Shapes

Shape Fill

A shape can be filled a number of ways, and each method is specified as a child element of <SpPr>. Shapes can have the following types of fills, each specified as a child element of <SpPr>.<SpPr>

• Blip fills (BLIP = binary large image or picture). See Picture Fill.
• Gradient fills. See Gradient Fill.
• Group fills. See Group Fill.
• No fill. See below.
• Pattern fills. See Pattern Fill.
• Solid fills. See Solid Fill.

No Fill

To specify no fill for a shape, an empty is included as a child of <SpPr>.

<xdr:spPr>

<xdr:spPr>

<a:xfrm>

<a:off x="1171575" y="485775"/>

<a:ext cx="1171575" cy="647700"/>

</a:xfrm>

<a:prstGeom prst="trapezoid">

<a:avLst/>

</a:prstGeom>

<a:noFill/>

</xdr:spPr>

</xdr:spPr>