The Background property specifies a background color or a visual appearance for specific parts in the control. If the Background property is 0, the control draws the part as default. Use the Add method to add new skins to the control. Use the Remove method to remove a specific skin from the control. Use the Clear method to remove all skins in the control. Use the BeginUpdate and EndUpdate methods to maintain performance while init the control. Use the Refresh method to refresh the control. For instance, use the Background(exElementBackColor) property to specify a solid color to be shown on the element's background. 

The following samples remove the border for all elements:

VBA (MS Access, Excell...)

With Surface1
	.Background(88) = -1
	.Elements.Add "new element"
End With

VB6

With Surface1
	.Background(exElementBorderColor) = -1
	.Elements.Add "new element"
End With

VB.NET

With Exsurface1
	.set_Background32(exontrol.EXSURFACELib.BackgroundPartEnum.exElementBorderColor,-1)
	.Elements.Add("new element")
End With

VB.NET for /COM

With AxSurface1
	.set_Background(EXSURFACELib.BackgroundPartEnum.exElementBorderColor,-1)
	.Elements.Add("new element")
End With

C++

/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSURFACELib' for the library: 'ExSurface 1.0 Control Library'

	#import <ExSurface.dll>
	using namespace EXSURFACELib;
*/
EXSURFACELib::ISurfacePtr spSurface1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_SURFACE1)->GetControlUnknown();
spSurface1->PutBackground(EXSURFACELib::exElementBorderColor,-1);
spSurface1->GetElements()->Add("new element",vtMissing,vtMissing);

C++ Builder

Surface1->Background[Exsurfacelib_tlb::BackgroundPartEnum::exElementBorderColor] = -1;
Surface1->Elements->Add(TVariant("new element"),TNoParam(),TNoParam());

C#

exsurface1.set_Background32(exontrol.EXSURFACELib.BackgroundPartEnum.exElementBorderColor,-1);
exsurface1.Elements.Add("new element",null,null);

JavaScript

<OBJECT classid="clsid:AC1DF7F4-0919-4364-8167-2F9B5155EA4B" id="Surface1"></OBJECT>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JScript">
	Surface1.Background(88) = -1;
	Surface1.Elements.Add("new element",null,null);
</SCRIPT>

C# for /COM

axSurface1.set_Background(EXSURFACELib.BackgroundPartEnum.exElementBorderColor,-1);
axSurface1.Elements.Add("new element",null,null);

X++ (Dynamics Ax 2009)

public void init()
{
	;

	super();

	exsurface1.Background(88/*exElementBorderColor*/,-1);
	exsurface1.Elements().Add("new element");
}

Delphi 8 (.NET only)

with AxSurface1 do
begin
	set_Background(EXSURFACELib.BackgroundPartEnum.exElementBorderColor,$ffffffff);
	Elements.Add('new element',Nil,Nil);
end

Delphi (standard)

with Surface1 do
begin
	Background[EXSURFACELib_TLB.exElementBorderColor] := $ffffffff;
	Elements.Add('new element',Null,Null);
end

VFP

with thisform.Surface1
	.Object.Background(88) = -1
	.Elements.Add("new element")
endwith

dBASE Plus

local oSurface

oSurface = form.Activex1.nativeObject
oSurface.Template = [Background(88) = -1] // oSurface.Background(88) = -1
oSurface.Elements.Add("new element")

XBasic (Alpha Five)

Dim oSurface as P

oSurface = topparent:CONTROL_ACTIVEX1.activex
oSurface.Template = "Background(88) = -1" ' oSurface.Background(88) = -1
oSurface.Elements.Add("new element")

Visual Objects

oDCOCX_Exontrol1:[Background,exElementBorderColor] := -1
oDCOCX_Exontrol1:Elements:Add("new element",nil,nil)

PowerBuilder

OleObject oSurface

oSurface = ole_1.Object
oSurface.Background(88,-1)
oSurface.Elements.Add("new element")

Visual DataFlex

Procedure OnCreate
	Forward Send OnCreate
	Set ComBackground OLEexElementBorderColor to -1
	Variant voElements
	Get ComElements to voElements
	Handle hoElements
	Get Create (RefClass(cComElements)) to hoElements
	Set pvComObject of hoElements to voElements
		Get ComAdd of hoElements "new element" Nothing Nothing to Nothing
	Send Destroy to hoElements
End_Procedure

XBase++

#include "AppEvent.ch"
#include "ActiveX.ch"

PROCEDURE Main
 	LOCAL oForm
	LOCAL nEvent := 0, mp1 := NIL, mp2 := NIL, oXbp := NIL
	LOCAL oSurface

	oForm := XbpDialog():new( AppDesktop() )
	oForm:drawingArea:clipChildren := .T.
	oForm:create( ,,{100,100}, {640,480},, .F. )
	oForm:close  := {|| PostAppEvent( xbeP_Quit )}

	oSurface := XbpActiveXControl():new( oForm:drawingArea )
	oSurface:CLSID  := "Exontrol.Surface.1" /*{AC1DF7F4-0919-4364-8167-2F9B5155EA4B}*/
	oSurface:create(,, {10,60},{610,370} )

		oSurface:SetProperty("Background",88/*exElementBorderColor*/,-1)
		oSurface:Elements():Add("new element")

	oForm:Show()
	DO WHILE nEvent != xbeP_Quit
		nEvent := AppEvent( @mp1, @mp2, @oXbp )
		oXbp:handleEvent( nEvent, mp1, mp2 )
	ENDDO 
RETURN