| NotateXpress 13 for ActiveX - API Reference > Properties, Methods, and Events by Category > Creating Programmatic Annotations > Backgrounds |
When annotations are initially created by the application, the application will be using the "Element" functions. This grouping shows the many options for filling in the background of an annotation.
| ElementGetBackColor | Gets the background color of an existing element. |
| ElementGetBackstyle | Gets the background style of an existing element. |
| ElementGetBevelLightColor | Gets the bevel light color of an existing button element. |
| ElementGetBevelShadowColor | Gets the bevel shadow color of an existing button element. |
| ElementGetFillColor | Gets the fill color of an existing element. |
| ElementGetHatchColor | Gets the hatch color of an existing element. |
| ElementGetHatchStyle | Gets the hatch style of an existing element. |
| ElementGetHighlightBack | Gets the highlight background of an existing element. |
| ElementGetHighlightFill | Gets the highlight fill of an existing element. |
| ElementGetTransparentColor | Gets the transparent color of an existing image element. |
| ElementSetBackColor | Sets the background color of an existing element. |
| ElementSetBackstyle | Sets the background style of an existing element. |
| ElementSetBevelLightColor | Sets the bevel light color of an existing button element. |
| ElementSetBevelShadowColor | Sets the bevel shadow color of an existing button element. |
| ElementSetFillColor | Sets the fill color of an existing element. |
| ElementSetHatchColor | Sets the given hatch color for the specified element. |
| ElementSetHatchStyle | Sets the hatch style of an existing element. |
| ElementSetHighlightBack | Sets the highlight background of an existing element. |
| ElementSetHighlightFill | Sets the highlight fill of an existing element |
| ElementSetTransparentColor | Sets the transparent color of an existing image element. |