# shd element (rPrElt complexType)

Represents the shading for characters in this run.

## Usage

    <shd
    	val="shdValues"
    	color="hexColorType"
    	fill="hexColorType"
    	wx:bgcolor="[external type]"
    />

## Element Information

Element type | shdProperty
Namespace | http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2003/wordml
Schema name | XML Document 2003

## Elements and Attributes

### Parent Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
rPr | Represents run properties for the paragraph mark.
rPr | Represents properties of the contents of this run.
rPr | Represents the run properties for the list numbers.
rPr | Represents the character properties to override in the table style.
rPr | Represents the character properties for the style, if any.

### Child Elements

None.

### Attributes

Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
val | shdValues | required | Gets or sets shading-style values. | nil clear solid horz-stripe vert-stripe reverse-diag-stripe diag-stripe horz-cross diag-cross thin-horz-stripe thin-vert-stripe thin-reverse-diag-stripe thin-diag-stripe thin-horz-cross thin-diag-cross pct-5 pct-10 pct-12 pct-15 pct-20 pct-25 pct-30 pct-35 pct-37 pct-40 pct-45 pct-50 pct-55 pct-60 pct-62 pct-65 pct-70 pct-75 pct-80 pct-85 pct-87 pct-90 pct-95
color | hexColorType | optional | Gets or sets a foreground-shading color value. |
fill | hexColorType | optional | Gets or sets a background-fill color value. |
wx:bgcolor | external ref | optional | See external namespace. | See external namespace.

## Definition

    <xsd:element name="shd" type="shdProperty" minOccurs="0" >
    </xsd:element>

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