_Document.SetCompatibilityMode(Int32) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word

Assembly:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll

Important

Some information relates to prerelease product that may be substantially modified before it’s released. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the information provided here.

Sets the compatibility mode for the document.

public:
 void SetCompatibilityMode(int Mode);

public void SetCompatibilityMode (int Mode);

abstract member SetCompatibilityMode : int -> unit

Public Sub SetCompatibilityMode (Mode As Integer)

Parameters

Mode: Int32

Specifies which version of Word to approximate. Use a constant from the WdCompatibilityMode enumeration as an argument for this parameter.

Remarks

When you open a document in Word 2010 that was created in a previous version of Word, Compatibility Mode is turned on. Compatibility Mode ensures that no new or enhanced features in Word 2010 are available while working with a document, so that people who edit the document using previous versions of Word will have full editing capabilities.

Applies to