DocumentBase.CompatibilityMode Property
Gets a value that specifies the compatibility mode that Word uses when opening the document. This method can be used only in Word 2010 projects.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.v4.0.Utilities (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.v4.0.Utilities.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property CompatibilityMode As Integer
Get
public int CompatibilityMode { get; }
Property Value
Type: System.Int32
A value that specifies the compatibility mode that Word uses when opening the document. The value corresponds to one of the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdCompatibilityMode values.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| MissingMemberException | This method is used in a Word 2007 project. |
Remarks
When you open a document 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.
Note
This method appears in IntelliSense in Word 2007 projects that target the .NET Framework 4. However, this property cannot be used in Word 2007 projects.
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.