Document.CompatibilityMode Property
Definition
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Gets a value that specifies the compatibility mode that Word uses when opening the document.
public:
property int CompatibilityMode { int get(); };public int CompatibilityMode { get; }member this.CompatibilityMode : intPublic ReadOnly Property CompatibilityMode As IntegerProperty Value
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
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 2013 or 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.