Document.CompatibilityMode Property (Word)
Returns a Long that specifies the compatibility mode that Word 2010 uses when opening the document. Read-only.
Version Information
Version Added: Word 2010
Syntax
expression .CompatibilityMode
expression An expression that returns a Document object.
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.
Example
The following example shows how to check if a document is in full fidelity mode before using a new feature. In this case, if the document compatibility mode supports using content controls, then a check box content control is added to the document.
Sub InsertCheckbox()
If (Application.Version = ActiveDocument.CompatibilityMode) Then
Selection.Range.ContentControls.Add (wdContentControlCheckBox)
End If
End Sub