By default, the Shape property is exShapeDefault, which means that the element's border is defined by the Background(exElementShape) property. The Shape property specifies the shape to display the element. The Background(exElementShape) property specifies the shape to show all the elements on the surface, while the Border property is exShapeDefault. The BackColor property specifies the element's background color/visual appearance/shape.

The following screen shot shows elements with different shapes ( Shape property ).

The following screen shot shows elements with different shapes using EBN colors ( BackColor property ).