Word.SelectionInsertSymbolOptions interface
Represents the options for the Selection.insertSymbol method.
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Used by
Examples
// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/55-selection/insert-symbol.yaml
// Inserts a Wingdings checkmark (ANSI character 252) at the selection.
// The font option selects the symbol font, unicode: false uses the ANSI code point,
// and bias: Word.FontBias.standard ensures the standard (non-East-Asian) glyph is used.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
const options: Word.SelectionInsertSymbolOptions = {
font: "Wingdings",
unicode: false,
bias: Word.FontBias.standard,
};
context.document.selection.insertSymbol(252, options);
await context.sync();
console.log("Inserted Wingdings checkmark (character 252).");
});
Properties
| bias | If provided, specifies the font bias for symbols. This argument is useful for setting the correct font bias for East Asian characters. The default value is |
| font | If provided, specifies the name of the font that contains the symbol. |
| unicode | If provided, specifies whether the character is Unicode. |
Property Details
bias
If provided, specifies the font bias for symbols. This argument is useful for setting the correct font bias for East Asian characters. The default value is standard.
bias?: Word.FontBias | "Standard" | "FarEast" | "NoSpecified";Property Value
Word.FontBias | "Standard" | "FarEast" | "NoSpecified"
Remarks
font
If provided, specifies the name of the font that contains the symbol.
font?: string;Property Value
string
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unicode
If provided, specifies whether the character is Unicode. true to insert the Unicode character specified by the characterNumber property when the Selection.insertSymbol method is called; false to instead insert the ANSI character specified by the characterNumber property. The default value is false.
unicode?: boolean;Property Value
boolean