Document.Compatibility Property (Word)
True if the compatibility option specified by the Type argument is enabled. Compatibility options affect how a document is displayed in Microsoft Word. Read/write Boolean.
Syntax
expression .Compatibility(Type)
expression Required. A variable that represents a Document object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Type |
Required |
WdCompatibility |
The compatibility option. |
Remarks
Some of the constants listed above may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
Example
This example enables the Suppress Space Before after a hard page or column break option on the Compatibility tab in the Options dialog box (Tools menu) for the active document.
ActiveDocument.Compatibility(wdSuppressSpBfAfterPgBrk) = True
This example switches the Don't add automatic tab stop for hanging indent option on or off.
ActiveDocument.Compatibility(wdNoTabHangIndent) = Not _
ActiveDocument.Compatibility(wdNoTabHangIndent)