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**SetBackgroundColor( **//backColor//** )**

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| //backColor// | A LONG integer that specifies a background color to use. |

The **SetBackgroundColor** method sets a color for the menu item background..

**Implementation:**

The method is not called anywhere within the **MenuStyleManager** Class. It is an optional method that can be used by the developer to detect and possibly change the menu item background color at runtime.

**See Also:     [[gettextcolor get menu text color .htm|SetWhiteBackground(set menu item background white)]]**