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Options Object Members

Word Developer Reference

Represents application and document options in Word. Many of the properties for the Options object correspond to items in the Options dialog box.

Properties

  Name Description
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AddBiDirectionalMarksWhenSavingTextFile True if Microsoft Word adds bidirectional control characters when saving a document as a text file. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AddControlCharacters True if Microsoft Office Word adds bidirectional control characters when cutting and copying text. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AddHebDoubleQuote True if Microsoft Word encloses number formats in double quotation marks ("). Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AllowAccentedUppercase True if accents are retained when a French language character is changed to uppercase. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AllowClickAndTypeMouse True if Click and Type functionality is enabled. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AllowCombinedAuxiliaryForms True if Microsoft Word ignores auxiliary verb forms when checking spelling in a Korean language document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AllowCompoundNounProcessing True if Microsoft Word ignores compound nouns when checking spelling in a Korean language document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AllowDragAndDrop True if dragging can be used to move or copy a selection. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AllowOpenInDraftView Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether to allow users to open documents in draft view. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AllowPixelUnits True if Microsoft Word uses pixels as the default unit of measurement for HTML features that support measurements. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AllowReadingMode True indicates that Microsoft Word opens documents in Reading Layout view. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AlwaysUseClearType Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether to use ClearType to display fonts in menu, ribbon, and dialog box text. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AnimateScreenMovements True if Word animates mouse movements, uses animated cursors, and animates actions such as background saving and find and replace operations. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Application Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ApplyFarEastFontsToAscii True if Microsoft Word applies East Asian fonts to Latin text. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ArabicMode Returns or sets the mode for the Arabic spelling checker. Read/write WdAraSpeller.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ArabicNumeral Returns or sets the numeral style for an Arabic language document. Read/write WdArabicNumeral.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoCreateNewDrawings True for Microsoft Word to draw newly created shapes in a drawing canvas. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatApplyBulletedLists True if characters (such as asterisks, hyphens, and greater-than signs) at the beginning of list paragraphs are replaced with bullets from the Bullets and Numbering dialog box (Format menu) when Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatApplyFirstIndents True if Microsoft Word replaces a space entered at the beginning of a paragraph with a first-line indent when Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatApplyHeadings True if styles are automatically applied to headings when Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatApplyLists True if styles are automatically applied to lists when Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatApplyOtherParas True if styles are automatically applied to paragraphs that aren't headings or list items when Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyBorders True if a series of three or more hyphens (-), equal signs (=), or underscore characters (_) are automatically replaced by a specific border line when the ENTER key is pressed. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyBulletedLists True if bullet characters (such as asterisks, hyphens, and greater-than signs) are replaced with bullets from the Bullets And Numbering dialog box (Format menu) as you type. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyClosings True for Microsoft Word to automatically apply the Closing style to letter closings as you type. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyDates True for Microsoft Word to automatically apply the Date style to dates as you type. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyFirstIndents True for Microsoft Word to automatically replace a space entered at the beginning of a paragraph with a first-line indent. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyHeadings True if styles are automatically applied to headings as you type. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyNumberedLists True if paragraphs are automatically formatted as numbered lists with a numbering scheme from the Bullets and Numbering dialog box (Format menu), according to what's typed. For example, if a paragraph starts with "1.1" and a tab character, Word automatically inserts "1.2" and a tab character after the ENTER key is pressed. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyTables True if Word automatically creates a table when you type a plus sign, a series of hyphens, another plus sign, and so on, and then press ENTER. The plus signs become the column borders, and the hyphens become the column widths. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeAutoLetterWizard True for Microsoft Word to automatically start the Letter Wizard when the user enters a letter salutation or closing. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeDefineStyles True if Word automatically creates new styles based on manual formatting. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeDeleteAutoSpaces True for Microsoft Word to automatically delete spaces inserted between Japanese and Latin text as you type. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeFormatListItemBeginning True if Word repeats character formatting applied to the beginning of a list item to the next list item. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeInsertClosings True for Microsoft Word to automatically insert the corresponding memo closing when the user enters a memo heading. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeInsertOvers True for Microsoft Word to automatically insert " " when the user enters "" or "". Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeMatchParentheses True for Microsoft Word to automatically correct improperly paired parentheses. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceFarEastDashes True for Microsoft Word to automatically correct long vowel sounds and dashes. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceFractions True if typed fractions are replaced with fractions from the current character set as you type. For example, "1/2" is replaced with "½." Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceHyperlinks True if e-mail addresses, server and share names (also known as UNC paths), and Internet addresses (also known as URLs) are automatically changed to hyperlinks as you type. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceOrdinals True if the ordinal number suffixes "st", "nd", "rd", and "th" are replaced with the same letters in superscript as you type. For example, "1st" is replaced with "1" followed by "st" formatted as superscript. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplacePlainTextEmphasis True if manual emphasis characters are automatically replaced with character formatting as you type. For example, "*bold*" is changed to "bold" and "_underline_" is changed to "underline." Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceQuotes True if straight quotation marks are automatically changed to smart (curly) quotation marks as you type. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceSymbols True if two consecutive hyphens (--) are replaced with an en dash (–) or an em dash (—) as you type. Read/write Boolean.If the hyphens are typed with leading and trailing spaces, Word replaces the hyphens with an en dash; if there are no trailing spaces, the hyphens are replaced with an em dash.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatDeleteAutoSpaces True if spaces inserted between Japanese and Latin text will be deleted when Microsoft Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatMatchParentheses True if improperly paired parentheses are corrected when Microsoft Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatPlainTextWordMail True if Word automatically formats plain-text e-mail messages when you open them in Word. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatPreserveStyles True if previously applied styles are preserved when Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatReplaceFarEastDashes True if long vowel sound and dash use is corrected when Microsoft Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatReplaceFractions True if typed fractions are replaced with fractions from the current character set when Word formats a document or range automatically. For example, "1/2" is replaced with "½." Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatReplaceHyperlinks True if e-mail addresses, server and share names (also known as UNC paths), and Internet addresses (also known as URLs) are automatically formatted whenever Word AutoFormats a document or range. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatReplaceOrdinals True if the ordinal number suffixes "st", "nd", "rd", and "th" are replaced with the same letters in superscript when Word formats a document or range automatically. For example, "1st" is replaced with "1" followed by "st" formatted as superscript. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatReplacePlainTextEmphasis True if manual emphasis characters are replaced with character formatting when Word formats a document or range automatically. For example, "*bold*" is changed to "bold" and "_underline_" is changed to "underline." Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatReplaceQuotes True if straight quotation marks are automatically changed to smart (curly) quotation marks when Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoFormatReplaceSymbols True if two consecutive hyphens (--) are replaced by an en dash (–) or an em dash (—) when Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoKeyboardSwitching True if Microsoft Word automatically switches the keyboard language to match what you’re typing at any given time. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoWordSelection True if dragging selects one word at a time instead of one character at a time. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif BackgroundOpen True for Microsoft Word to open Web documents in the background. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif BackgroundSave True if Word saves documents in the background. When Word is saving in the background, users can continue to type and to choose commands. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif BibliographySort Returns or sets a String that represents the order in which to display sources in the Source Manager dialog box. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif BibliographyStyle Returns or sets a String that represents the name of the style to use for formatting bibliographies. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ButtonFieldClicks Returns or sets the number of clicks (either one or two) required to run a GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON field. Read/write Long.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif CheckGrammarAsYouType True if Word checks grammar and marks errors automatically as you type. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif CheckGrammarWithSpelling True if Word checks grammar while checking spelling. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif CheckHangulEndings True if Microsoft Word automatically detects Hangul endings and ignores them during conversion from Hangul to Hanja. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif CheckSpellingAsYouType True if Microsoft Office Word checks spelling and marks errors automatically as you type. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif CommentsColor Returns or sets a WdColorIndex constant that represents the color of comments in a document. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ConfirmConversions True if Word displays the Convert File dialog box before it opens or inserts a file that isn't a Word document or template. In the Convert File dialog box, the user chooses the format to convert the file from. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ContextualSpeller Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether to use the contextual speller to check spelling based on the context of a word and the words around it. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ConvertHighAnsiToFarEast True if Microsoft Word converts text that is associated with an East Asian font to the appropriate font when it opens a document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif CreateBackup True if Word creates a backup copy each time a document is saved. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Creator Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif CtrlClickHyperlinkToOpen True if Microsoft Office Word requires holding down the CTRL key while clicking to open a hyperlink. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif CursorMovement Returns or sets how the insertion point progresses within bidirectional text. Read/write WdCursorMovement.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DefaultBorderColor Returns or sets the default 24-bit color to use for new Border objects. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DefaultBorderColorIndex Returns or sets the default line color for borders. Read/write WdColorIndex.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DefaultBorderLineStyle Returns or sets the default border line style. Read/write WdLineStyle.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DefaultBorderLineWidth Returns or sets the default line width of borders. Read/write WdLineWidth.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DefaultEPostageApp Sets or returns a String that represents the path and file name of the default electronic postage application. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DefaultFilePath Returns or sets default folders for items such as documents, templates, and graphics. Read/write String.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DefaultHighlightColorIndex Returns or sets the color used to highlight text formatted with the Highlight button (Formatting toolbar). Read/write WdColorIndex.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DefaultOpenFormat Returns or sets the default file converter used to open documents. Can be a number returned by the OpenFormat property, or one of the following WdOpenFormat constants.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DefaultTextEncoding Returns or sets an MsoEncoding constant representing the code page, or character set, that Microsoft Word uses for all documents saved as encoded text files. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DefaultTray Returns or sets the default tray your printer uses to print documents. Read/write String.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DefaultTrayID Returns or sets the default tray your printer uses to print documents. Read/write WdPaperTray.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DeletedCellColor Returns or sets a WdCellColor constant that represents the color for a deleted cell. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DeletedTextColor Returns or sets the color of text that is deleted while change tracking is enabled. Read/write WdColorIndex.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DeletedTextMark Returns or sets the format of text that is deleted while change tracking is enabled. Read/write WdDeletedTextMark.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DiacriticColorVal Returns or sets the 24-bit color to be used for diacritics in a right-to-left language document. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DisableFeaturesbyDefault True for Microsoft Word to disable in all documents all features introduced after the version of Word specified in the DisableFeaturesIntroducedAfterbyDefault. The default value is False. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DisableFeaturesIntroducedAfterbyDefault Disables all features introduced after a the specified version for all documents. Read/write WdDisableFeaturesIntroducedAfter.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DisplayGridLines True if Microsoft Word displays the document grid. This property is the equivalent of the Gridlines command on the View menu. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DisplayPasteOptions True for Microsoft Word to display the Paste Options button, which displays directly under newly pasted text. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DisplaySmartTagButtons True for Microsoft Word to display a button directly above a smart tag when a mouse pointer is positioned over it. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DocumentViewDirection Returns or sets the alignment and reading order for the entire document. Read/write WdDocumentViewDirection.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DoNotPromptForConvert Sets or returns a Boolean that represents whether to prompt a warning dialog when the Convert command is invoked for documents that are in compatibility mode. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif EnableHangulHanjaRecentOrdering True if Microsoft Word displays the most recently used words at the top of the suggestions list during conversion between Hangul and Hanja. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif EnableLegacyIMEMode Returns or sets aBoolean that represents whether to enable legacy IME mode. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif EnableLivePreview Sets or returns a Boolean that represents whether to show or hide gallery previews that appear when using galleries that support previewing. True shows a preview in your document before applying the command. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif EnableMisusedWordsDictionary True if Microsoft Word checks for misused words when checking the spelling and grammar in a document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif EnableSound True if Word makes the computer respond with a sound whenever an error occurs. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif EnvelopeFeederInstalled True if the current printer has a special feeder for envelopes. Read-only Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif FormatScanning True for Microsoft Word to keep track of all formatting in a document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif FrenchReform Returns or sets a WdFrenchSpellerconstant that represents which spelling dictionary to use for regions of text with language formatting set to French. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif GridDistanceHorizontal Returns or sets the amount of horizontal space between the invisible gridlines that Word uses when you draw, move, and resize AutoShapes or East Asian characters in new documents. Read/write Single.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif GridDistanceVertical Returns or sets the amount of vertical space between the invisible gridlines that Word uses when you draw, move, and resize AutoShapes or East Asian characters in new documents. Read/write Single.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif GridOriginHorizontal Returns or sets the point, relative to the left edge of the page, where you want the invisible grid for drawing, moving, and resizing AutoShapes or East Asian characters to begin in new documents. Read/write Single.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif GridOriginVertical Returns or sets the point, relative to the top of the page, where you want the invisible grid for drawing, moving, and resizing AutoShapes or East Asian characters to begin in new documents. Read/write Single.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif HangulHanjaFastConversion True if Microsoft Word automatically converts a word with only one suggestion during conversion between Hangul and Hanja. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif HebrewMode Returns or sets the mode for the Hebrew spelling checker. Read/write WdHebSpellStart.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif IgnoreInternetAndFileAddresses True if file name extensions, MS-DOS paths, e-mail addresses, server and share names (also known as UNC paths), and Internet addresses (also known as URLs) are ignored while checking spelling. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif IgnoreMixedDigits True if words that contain numbers are ignored while checking spelling. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif IgnoreUppercase True if words in all uppercase letters are ignored while checking spelling. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif IMEAutomaticControl True if Microsoft Word is set to automatically open and close the Japanese Input Method Editor (IME). Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif InlineConversion True if Microsoft Word displays an unconfirmed character string in the Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) as an insertion between existing (confirmed) character strings. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif InsertedCellColor Returns or sets a WdCellColorconstant that represents the color for an inserted table cell. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif InsertedTextColor Returns or sets the color of text that is inserted while change tracking is enabled. Read/write WdColorIndex.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif InsertedTextMark Returns or sets how Microsoft Word formats inserted text while change tracking is enabled (the TrackRevisions property is True). Read/write WdInsertedTextMark.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif INSKeyForOvertype True if the INS key can be used for switching Overtype on and off. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif INSKeyForPaste True if the INS key can be used for pasting the Clipboard contents. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif InterpretHighAnsi Returns or sets the high-ANSI text interpretation behavior. Read/write WdHighAnsiText.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif LabelSmartTags True for Microsoft Word to mark text in documents with smart tag information. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif LocalNetworkFile True if Microsoft Office Word creates a local copy of a file on the user's computer when editing a file stored on a network server. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MapPaperSize True if documents formatted for another country's/region's standard paper size (for example, A4) are automatically adjusted so that they're printed correctly on your country's/region's standard paper size (for example, Letter). Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyAY True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between "" and "" following -row and -row characters during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyBV True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between "" and "" and between "" and "" during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyByte True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between full-width and half-width characters (Latin or Japanese) during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyCase True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between uppercase and lowercase letters during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyDash True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between minus signs, long vowel sounds, and dashes during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyDZ True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between "" and "" and between "" and "" during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyHF True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between "" and "" and between "" and "" during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyHiragana True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between hiragana and katakana during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyIterationMark True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between types of repetition marks during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyKanji True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between standard and nonstandard kanji ideography during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyKiKu True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between "" and "" before -row characters during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyOldKana True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between new kana and old kana characters during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyProlongedSoundMark True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between short and long vowel sounds during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyPunctuation True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between types of punctuation marks during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzySmallKana True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between diphthongs and double consonants during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzySpace True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between space markers used during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyTC True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between "", "", and "", and between "" and "" during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MatchFuzzyZJ True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between "" and "" and between "" and "" during a search. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MeasurementUnit Returns or sets the standard measurement unit for Microsoft Word. Read/write WdMeasurementUnits.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MergedCellColor Returns or sets a WdCellColor constant that represents the color for merged table cells. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MonthNames Returns or sets the direction for conversion between Hangul and Hanja. Read/write WdMonthNames.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MoveFromTextColor Returns or sets a WdColorIndex constant that represents the color of moved text. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MoveFromTextMark Returns or sets a WdMoveFromTextMark constant that represents the type of revision mark to use for moved text. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MoveToTextColor Returns or sets a WdColorIndex constant that represents the color of moved text. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MoveToTextMark Returns or sets a WdMoveToTextMark constant that represents the type of revision mark to use for moved text. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MultipleWordConversionsMode Returns or sets the direction for conversion between Hangul and Hanja. Read/write WdMultipleWordConversionsMode.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif OMathAutoBuildUp Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether Microsoft Office Word automatically converts equations to professional format. True indicates that Word automatically converts equations to professional format. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif OMathCopyLF Returns or sets a Boolean that represents how equations are represented in plain text. True indicates equations are represented in Linear Format. False indicates equations are represented in MathML. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif OptimizeForWord97byDefault True if Microsoft Word optimizes all new documents for viewing in Word 97 by disabling any incompatible formatting. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Overtype True if Overtype mode is active. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Pagination True if Microsoft Word repaginates documents in the background. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Parent Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified Options object.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PasteAdjustParagraphSpacing True if Microsoft Office Word automatically adjusts the spacing of paragraphs when cutting and pasting selections. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PasteAdjustTableFormatting True if Microsoft Office Word automatically adjusts the formatting of tables when cutting and pasting selections. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PasteAdjustWordSpacing True if Microsoft Office Word automatically adjusts the spacing of words when cutting and pasting selections. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PasteFormatBetweenDocuments Returns or sets a WdPasteOptions constant that represents how text is pasted when text is copied from another Microsoft Office Word document. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PasteFormatBetweenStyledDocuments Returns or sets a WdPasteOptions constant that represents how text is pasted when text is copied from a document that uses styles. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PasteFormatFromExternalSource Returns or sets a WdPasteOptions constant that represents how text is pasted when text is copied from an external source, such as a Web page. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PasteFormatWithinDocument Returns or sets a WdPasteOptions constant that represents how text is pasted when text is copied or cut and then pasted in the same document. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PasteMergeFromPPT True to merge text formatting when pasting from Microsoft PowerPoint. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PasteMergeFromXL True to merge table formatting when pasting from Microsoft Excel. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PasteMergeLists True to merge the formatting of pasted lists with surrounding lists. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PasteOptionKeepBulletsAndNumbers Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether to keep bullets and numbering when selecting Keep text only from the Paste Options context menu. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PasteSmartCutPaste True if Microsoft Word intelligently pastes selections into a document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PasteSmartStyleBehavior True if Microsoft Word intelligently merges styles when pasting a selection from a different document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PictureEditor Returns or sets the name of the application to use to edit pictures. Read/write String.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PictureWrapType Sets or returns a WdWrapTypeMerged that indicates how Microsoft Word wraps text around pictures. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PrecisePositioning Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether Word optimizes character positioning for print layout rather than on-screen readability. True disables the default setting that compresses character spacing to facilitate on-screen readability and enables character spacing for print media. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PrintBackground True if Microsoft Word prints in the background. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PrintBackgrounds Returns a Boolean that represents whether background colors and images are printed when a document is printed.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PrintComments True if Microsoft Word prints comments, starting on a new page at the end of the document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PrintDraft True if Microsoft Word prints using minimal formatting. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PrintDrawingObjects True if Microsoft Word prints drawing objects. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PrintEvenPagesInAscendingOrder True if Microsoft Word prints even pages in ascending order during manual duplex printing. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PrintFieldCodes True if Microsoft Word prints field codes instead of field results. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PrintHiddenText True if hidden text is printed. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PrintOddPagesInAscendingOrder True if Microsoft Word prints odd pages in ascending order during manual duplex printing. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PrintProperties True if Microsoft Word prints document summary information on a separate page at the end of the document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PrintReverse True if Microsoft Word prints pages in reverse order. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PrintXMLTag Returns a Boolean that represents whether to print the XML tags when printing a document. Corresponds to the XML tags check box on the Print tab in the Options dialog box.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PromptUpdateStyle True displays a message asking the user to verify whether they want to reformat a style or reapply the original style formatting when changing the formatting of styles. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif RepeatWord Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether to mark words that are repeated when spelling is checked. True flags repeated words. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ReplaceSelection True if the result of typing or pasting replaces the selection. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif RevisedLinesColor Returns or sets the color of changed lines in a document with tracked changes. Read/write WdColorIndex.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif RevisedLinesMark Returns or sets the placement of changed lines in a document with tracked changes. Read/write WdRevisedLinesMark.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif RevisedPropertiesColor Returns or sets the color used to mark formatting changes while change tracking is enabled. Read/write WdColorIndex.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif RevisedPropertiesMark Returns or sets the mark used to show formatting changes while change tracking is enabled. Read/write WdRevisedPropertiesMark.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif RevisionsBalloonPrintOrientation Returns or sets a WdRevisionsBalloonPrintOrientation constant that represents the direction of revision and comment balloons when they are printed. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif RTFInClipboard You have requested Help for a Visual Basic keyword used only on the Macintosh. For information about the RTFInClipboard property for the Options object, consult the language reference Help included with Microsoft Office Macintosh Edition.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SaveInterval Returns or sets the time interval in minutes for saving AutoRecover information. Read/write Long.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SaveNormalPrompt True if Microsoft Office Word prompts the user for confirmation to save changes to the Normal template before it closes. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SavePropertiesPrompt True if Microsoft Word prompts for document property information when saving a new document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SendMailAttach True if the Send To command on the File menu inserts the active document as an attachment to a mail message. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SequenceCheck True to check the sequence of independent characters for South Asian text. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ShortMenuNames You have requested Help for a Visual Basic keyword used only on the Macintosh. For information about the ShortMenuNames property for the Options object, consult the language reference Help included with Microsoft Office Macintosh Edition.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ShowControlCharacters True if bidirectional control characters are visible in the current document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ShowDevTools Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether the Developer tab is displayed in the Ribbon. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ShowDiacritics True if diacritics are visible in a right-to-left language document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ShowFormatError True for Microsoft Word to mark inconsistencies in formatting by placing a squiggly underline beneath text formatted similarly to other formatting that is used more frequently in a document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ShowMarkupOpenSave Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether Microsoft Word displays hidden markup when opening or saving a file.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ShowMenuFloaties Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether to display mini toolbars when the user right-clicks in the document window. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ShowReadabilityStatistics True if Microsoft Word displays a list of summary statistics, including measures of readability, when it has finished checking grammar. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ShowSelectionFloaties Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether mini toolbars display when a user selects text. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SmartCursoring Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether smart cursoring is enabled. True enables smart cursoring.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SmartCutPaste True if Microsoft Office Word automatically adjusts the spacing between words and punctuation when cutting and pasting occurs. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SmartParaSelection True for Microsoft Word to include the paragraph mark in a selection when selecting most or all of a paragraph. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SnapToGrid True if AutoShapes or East Asian characters are automatically aligned with an invisible grid when they are drawn, moved, or resized. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SnapToShapes True if Word automatically aligns AutoShapes or East Asian characters with invisible gridlines that go through the vertical and horizontal edges of other AutoShapes or East Asian characters. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SplitCellColor Returns or sets a WdCellColor that represents the color for split table cells. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif StoreRSIDOnSave True for Microsoft Word to assign a random number to changes in a document, each time a document is saved, to facilitate comparing and merging documents. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif StrictFinalYaa True if the spelling checker uses spelling rules regarding Arabic words ending with the letter yaa. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif StrictInitialAlefHamza True if the spelling checker uses spelling rules regarding Arabic words beginning with an alef hamza. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SuggestFromMainDictionaryOnly True if Microsoft Word draws spelling suggestions from the main dictionary only. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SuggestSpellingCorrections True if Microsoft Word always suggests alternative spellings for each misspelled word when checking spelling. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif TabIndentKey True if the TAB and BACKSPACE keys can be used to increase and decrease, respectively, the left indent of paragraphs and if the BACKSPACE key can be used to change right-aligned paragraphs to centered paragraphs and centered paragraphs to left-aligned paragraphs. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif TypeNReplace True for Microsoft Word to replace illegal South Asian characters. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif UpdateFieldsAtPrint True if Microsoft Word updates fields automatically before printing a document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif UpdateLinksAtOpen True if Microsoft Word automatically updates all embedded OLE links in a document when it is opened. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif UpdateLinksAtPrint True if Microsoft Word updates embedded links to other files before printing a document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif UseCharacterUnit True if Microsoft Word uses characters as the default measurement unit for the current document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif UseDiffDiacColor True if you can set the color of diacritics in the current document. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif UseGermanSpellingReform True if Microsoft Word uses the German post-reform spelling rules when checking spelling. Read/write Boolean.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif UseNormalStyleForList Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether Microsoft Office Word uses the Normal style for bullets and numbering. Read/write.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif VisualSelection Returns or sets the selection behavior based on visual cursor movement in a right-to-left language document. Read/write WdVisualSelection.
Bb257679.properties(en-us,office.12).gif WarnBeforeSavingPrintingSendingMarkup True for Microsoft Office Word to display a warning when saving, printing, or sending as e-mail a document containing comments or tracked changes. Read/write Boolean.