Options Members (Word)

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09/15/2015

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
AddBiDirectionalMarksWhenSavingTextFile	True if Microsoft Word adds bidirectional control characters when saving a document as a text file. Read/write Boolean.
AddControlCharacters	True if Microsoft Word adds bidirectional control characters when cutting and copying text. Read/write Boolean.
AddHebDoubleQuote	True if Microsoft Word encloses number formats in double quotation marks ("). Read/write Boolean.
AllowAccentedUppercase	True if accents are retained when a French language character is changed to uppercase. Read/write Boolean.
AllowClickAndTypeMouse	True if Click and Type functionality is enabled. Read/write Boolean.
AllowCombinedAuxiliaryForms	True if Microsoft Word ignores auxiliary verb forms when checking spelling in a Korean language document. Read/write Boolean.
AllowCompoundNounProcessing	True if Microsoft Word ignores compound nouns when checking spelling in a Korean language document. Read/write Boolean.
AllowDragAndDrop	True if dragging can be used to move or copy a selection. Read/write Boolean.
AllowOpenInDraftView	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether to allow users to open documents in draft view. Read/write.
AllowPixelUnits	True if Microsoft Word uses pixels as the default unit of measurement for HTML features that support measurements. Read/write Boolean.
AllowReadingMode	True indicates that Microsoft Word opens documents in Reading Layout view. Read/write Boolean.
AlwaysUseClearType	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether to use ClearType to display fonts in menu, ribbon, and dialog box text. Read/write.
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.
Application	Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.
ApplyFarEastFontsToAscii	True if Microsoft Word applies East Asian fonts to Latin text. Read/write Boolean.
ArabicMode	Returns or sets the mode for the Arabic spelling checker. Read/write WdAraSpeller.
ArabicNumeral	Returns or sets the numeral style for an Arabic language document. Read/write WdArabicNumeral.
AutoCreateNewDrawings	True for Microsoft Word to draw newly created shapes in a drawing canvas. Read/write Boolean.
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.
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.
AutoFormatApplyHeadings	True if styles are automatically applied to headings when Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
AutoFormatApplyLists	True if styles are automatically applied to lists when Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
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.
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.
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.
AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyClosings	True for Microsoft Word to automatically apply the Closing style to letter closings as you type. Read/write Boolean.
AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyDates	True for Microsoft Word to automatically apply the Date style to dates as you type. Read/write.
AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyFirstIndents	True for Microsoft Word to automatically replace a space entered at the beginning of a paragraph with a first-line indent. Read/write.
AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyHeadings	True if styles are automatically applied to headings as you type. Read/write Boolean.
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.
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.
AutoFormatAsYouTypeAutoLetterWizard	True for Microsoft Word to automatically start the Letter Wizard when the user enters a letter salutation or closing. Read/write.
AutoFormatAsYouTypeDefineStyles	True if Word automatically creates new styles based on manual formatting. Read/write Boolean.
AutoFormatAsYouTypeDeleteAutoSpaces	True for Microsoft Word to automatically delete spaces inserted between Japanese and Latin text as you type. Read/write.
AutoFormatAsYouTypeFormatListItemBeginning	True if Word repeats character formatting applied to the beginning of a list item to the next list item. Read/write Boolean.
AutoFormatAsYouTypeInsertClosings	True for Microsoft Word to automatically insert the corresponding memo closing when the user enters a memo heading. Read/write.
AutoFormatAsYouTypeInsertOvers	True for Microsoft Word to automatically insert " " when the user enters "" or "". Read/write Boolean.
AutoFormatAsYouTypeMatchParentheses	True for Microsoft Word to automatically correct improperly paired parentheses. Read/write.
AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceFarEastDashes	True for Microsoft Word to automatically correct long vowel sounds and dashes. Read/write.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceQuotes	True if straight quotation marks are automatically changed to smart (curly) quotation marks as you type. Read/write Boolean.
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.
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.
AutoFormatMatchParentheses	True if improperly paired parentheses are corrected when Microsoft Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
AutoFormatPlainTextWordMail	True if Word automatically formats plain-text e-mail messages when you open them in Word. Read/write Boolean.
AutoFormatPreserveStyles	True if previously applied styles are preserved when Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
AutoFormatReplaceFarEastDashes	True if long vowel sound and dash use is corrected when Microsoft Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AutoKeyboardSwitching	True if Microsoft Word automatically switches the keyboard language to match what you’re typing at any given time. Read/write Boolean.
AutoWordSelection	True if dragging selects one word at a time instead of one character at a time. Read/write Boolean.
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.
BibliographySort	Returns or sets a String that represents the order in which to display sources in the Source Manager dialog box. Read/write.
BibliographyStyle	Returns or sets a String that represents the name of the style to use for formatting bibliographies. Read/write.
BrazilReform	Returns or sets the mode for the Brazilian Portuguese speller. Read/write.
ButtonFieldClicks	Returns or sets the number of clicks (either one or two) required to run a GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON field. Read/write Long.
CheckGrammarAsYouType	True if Word checks grammar and marks errors automatically as you type. Read/write Boolean.
CheckGrammarWithSpelling	True if Word checks grammar while checking spelling. Read/write Boolean.
CheckHangulEndings	True if Microsoft Word automatically detects Hangul endings and ignores them during conversion from Hangul to Hanja. Read/write Boolean.
CheckSpellingAsYouType	True if Microsoft Word checks spelling and marks errors automatically as you type. Read/write Boolean.
CommentsColor	Returns or sets a WdColorIndex constant that represents the color of comments in a document. Read/write.
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.
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.
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.
CreateBackup	True if Word creates a backup copy each time a document is saved. Read/write Boolean.
Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.
CtrlClickHyperlinkToOpen	True if Microsoft Word requires holding down the CTRL key while clicking to open a hyperlink. Read/write Boolean.
CursorMovement	Returns or sets how the insertion point progresses within bidirectional text. Read/write WdCursorMovement.
DefaultBorderColor	Returns or sets the default 24-bit color to use for new Border objects. Read/write.
DefaultBorderColorIndex	Returns or sets the default line color for borders. Read/write WdColorIndex.
DefaultBorderLineStyle	Returns or sets the default border line style. Read/write WdLineStyle.
DefaultBorderLineWidth	Returns or sets the default line width of borders. Read/write WdLineWidth.
DefaultEPostageApp	Sets or returns a String that represents the path and file name of the default electronic postage application. Read/write.
DefaultFilePath	Returns or sets default folders for items such as documents, templates, and graphics. Read/write String.
DefaultHighlightColorIndex	Returns or sets the color used to highlight text formatted with the Highlight button (Formatting toolbar). Read/write WdColorIndex.
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.
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.
DefaultTray	Returns or sets the default tray your printer uses to print documents. Read/write String.
DefaultTrayID	Returns or sets the default tray your printer uses to print documents. Read/write WdPaperTray.
DeletedCellColor	Returns or sets a WdCellColor constant that represents the color for a deleted cell. Read/write.
DeletedTextColor	Returns or sets the color of text that is deleted while change tracking is enabled. Read/write WdColorIndex.
DeletedTextMark	Returns or sets the format of text that is deleted while change tracking is enabled. Read/write WdDeletedTextMark.
DiacriticColorVal	Returns or sets the 24-bit color to be used for diacritics in a right-to-left language document. Read/write.
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.
DisableFeaturesIntroducedAfterbyDefault	Disables all features introduced after a the specified version for all documents. Read/write WdDisableFeaturesIntroducedAfter.
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.
DisplayPasteOptions	True for Microsoft Word to display the Paste Options button, which displays directly under newly pasted text. Read/write Boolean.
DocumentViewDirection	Returns or sets the alignment and reading order for the entire document. Read/write WdDocumentViewDirection.
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.
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.
EnableLegacyIMEMode	Returns or sets aBoolean that represents whether to enable legacy IME mode. Read/write.
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.
EnableMisusedWordsDictionary	True if Microsoft Word checks for misused words when checking the spelling and grammar in a document. Read/write Boolean.
EnableSound	True if Word makes the computer respond with a sound whenever an error occurs. Read/write Boolean.
EnvelopeFeederInstalled	True if the current printer has a special feeder for envelopes. Read-only Boolean.
FormatScanning	True for Microsoft Word to keep track of all formatting in a document. Read/write Boolean.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
HangulHanjaFastConversion	True if Microsoft Word automatically converts a word with only one suggestion during conversion between Hangul and Hanja. Read/write Boolean.
HebrewMode	Returns or sets the mode for the Hebrew spelling checker. Read/write WdHebSpellStart.
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.
IgnoreMixedDigits	True if words that contain numbers are ignored while checking spelling. Read/write Boolean.
IgnoreUppercase	True if words in all uppercase letters are ignored while checking spelling. Read/write Boolean.
IMEAutomaticControl	True if Microsoft Word is set to automatically open and close the Japanese Input Method Editor (IME). Read/write Boolean.
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.
InsertedCellColor	Returns or sets a WdCellColorconstant that represents the color for an inserted table cell. Read/write.
InsertedTextColor	Returns or sets the color of text that is inserted while change tracking is enabled. Read/write WdColorIndex.
InsertedTextMark	Returns or sets how Microsoft Word formats inserted text while change tracking is enabled (the TrackRevisions property is True). Read/write WdInsertedTextMark.
INSKeyForOvertype	True if the INS key can be used for switching Overtype on and off. Read/write Boolean.
INSKeyForPaste	True if the INS key can be used for pasting the Clipboard contents. Read/write Boolean.
InterpretHighAnsi	Returns or sets the high-ANSI text interpretation behavior. Read/write WdHighAnsiText.
LocalNetworkFile	True if Microsoft 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.
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.
MatchFuzzyAY	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between "" and "" following -row and -row characters during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzyBV	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between "" and "" and between "" and "" during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzyByte	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between full-width and half-width characters (Latin or Japanese) during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzyCase	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between uppercase and lowercase letters during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzyDash	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between minus signs, long vowel sounds, and dashes during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzyDZ	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between "" and "" and between "" and "" during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzyHF	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between "" and "" and between "" and "" during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzyHiragana	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between hiragana and katakana during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzyIterationMark	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between types of repetition marks during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzyKanji	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between standard and nonstandard kanji ideography during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzyKiKu	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between "" and "" before -row characters during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzyOldKana	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between new kana and old kana characters during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzyProlongedSoundMark	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between short and long vowel sounds during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzyPunctuation	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between types of punctuation marks during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzySmallKana	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between diphthongs and double consonants during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzySpace	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between space markers used during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzyTC	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between "", "", and "", and between "" and "" during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MatchFuzzyZJ	True if Microsoft Word ignores the distinction between "" and "" and between "" and "" during a search. Read/write Boolean.
MeasurementUnit	Returns or sets the standard measurement unit for Microsoft Word. Read/write WdMeasurementUnits.
MergedCellColor	Returns or sets a WdCellColor constant that represents the color for merged table cells. Read/write.
MonthNames	Returns or sets the direction for conversion between Hangul and Hanja. Read/write WdMonthNames.
MoveFromTextColor	Returns or sets a WdColorIndex constant that represents the color of moved text. Read/write.
MoveFromTextMark	Returns or sets a WdMoveFromTextMark constant that represents the type of revision mark to use for moved text. Read/write.
MoveToTextColor	Returns or sets a WdColorIndex constant that represents the color of moved text. Read/write.
MoveToTextMark	Returns or sets a WdMoveToTextMark constant that represents the type of revision mark to use for moved text. Read/write.
MultipleWordConversionsMode	Returns or sets the direction for conversion between Hangul and Hanja. Read/write WdMultipleWordConversionsMode.
OMathAutoBuildUp	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether Microsoft Word automatically converts equations to professional format. True indicates that Word automatically converts equations to professional format. Read/write.
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.
OptimizeForWord97byDefault	True if Microsoft Word optimizes all new documents for viewing in Word 97 by disabling any incompatible formatting. Read/write Boolean.
Overtype	True if Overtype mode is active. Read/write Boolean.
Pagination	True if Microsoft Word repaginates documents in the background. Read/write Boolean.
Parent	Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified Options object.
PasteAdjustParagraphSpacing	True if Microsoft Word automatically adjusts the spacing of paragraphs when cutting and pasting selections. Read/write Boolean.
PasteAdjustTableFormatting	True if Microsoft Word automatically adjusts the formatting of tables when cutting and pasting selections. Read/write Boolean.
PasteAdjustWordSpacing	True if Microsoft Word automatically adjusts the spacing of words when cutting and pasting selections. Read/write Boolean.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PasteMergeFromPPT	True to merge text formatting when pasting from Microsoft PowerPoint. Read/write Boolean.
PasteMergeFromXL	True to merge table formatting when pasting from Microsoft Excel. Read/write Boolean.
PasteMergeLists	True to merge the formatting of pasted lists with surrounding lists. Read/write Boolean.
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.
PasteSmartCutPaste	True if Microsoft Word intelligently pastes selections into a document. Read/write Boolean.
PasteSmartStyleBehavior	True if Microsoft Word intelligently merges styles when pasting a selection from a different document. Read/write Boolean.
PictureEditor	Returns or sets the name of the application to use to edit pictures. Read/write String.
PictureWrapType	Sets or returns a WdWrapTypeMerged that indicates how Microsoft Word wraps text around pictures. Read/write.
PortugalReform	Returns or sets the mode for the European Portuguese speller. Read/write WdPortugueseReform.
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.
PrintBackground	True if Microsoft Word prints in the background. Read/write Boolean.
PrintBackgrounds	Returns a Boolean that represents whether background colors and images are printed when a document is printed.
PrintComments	True if Microsoft Word prints comments, starting on a new page at the end of the document. Read/write Boolean.
PrintDraft	True if Microsoft Word prints using minimal formatting. Read/write Boolean.
PrintDrawingObjects	True if Microsoft Word prints drawing objects. Read/write Boolean.
PrintEvenPagesInAscendingOrder	True if Microsoft Word prints even pages in ascending order during manual duplex printing. Read/write Boolean.
PrintFieldCodes	True if Microsoft Word prints field codes instead of field results. Read/write Boolean.
PrintHiddenText	True if hidden text is printed. Read/write Boolean.
PrintOddPagesInAscendingOrder	True if Microsoft Word prints odd pages in ascending order during manual duplex printing. Read/write Boolean.
PrintProperties	True if Microsoft Word prints document summary information on a separate page at the end of the document. Read/write Boolean.
PrintReverse	True if Microsoft Word prints pages in reverse order. Read/write Boolean.
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. .
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.
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.
ReplaceSelection	True if the result of typing or pasting replaces the selection. Read/write Boolean.
RevisedLinesColor	Returns or sets the color of changed lines in a document with tracked changes. Read/write WdColorIndex.
RevisedLinesMark	Returns or sets the placement of changed lines in a document with tracked changes. Read/write WdRevisedLinesMark.
RevisedPropertiesColor	Returns or sets the color used to mark formatting changes while change tracking is enabled. Read/write WdColorIndex.
RevisedPropertiesMark	Returns or sets the mark used to show formatting changes while change tracking is enabled. Read/write WdRevisedPropertiesMark.
RevisionsBalloonPrintOrientation	Returns or sets a WdRevisionsBalloonPrintOrientation constant that represents the direction of revision and comment balloons when they are printed. Read/write.
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.
SaveInterval	Returns or sets the time interval in minutes for saving AutoRecover information. Read/write Long.
SaveNormalPrompt	True if Microsoft Word prompts the user for confirmation to save changes to the Normal template before it closes. Read/write Boolean.
SavePropertiesPrompt	True if Microsoft Word prompts for document property information when saving a new document. Read/write Boolean.
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.
SequenceCheck	True to check the sequence of independent characters for South Asian text. Read/write Boolean.
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.
ShowControlCharacters	True if bidirectional control characters are visible in the current document. Read/write Boolean.
ShowDevTools	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether the Developer tab is displayed in the ribbon. Read/write.
ShowDiacritics	True if diacritics are visible in a right-to-left language document. Read/write Boolean.
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.
ShowMarkupOpenSave	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether Microsoft Word displays hidden markup when opening or saving a file.
ShowMenuFloaties	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether to display mini toolbars when the user right-clicks in the document window. Read/write.
ShowReadabilityStatistics	True if Microsoft Word displays a list of summary statistics, including measures of readability, when it has finished checking grammar. Read/write Boolean.
ShowSelectionFloaties	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether mini toolbars display when a user selects text. Read/write.
SmartCursoring	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether smart cursoring is enabled. True enables smart cursoring.
SmartCutPaste	True if Microsoft Word automatically adjusts the spacing between words and punctuation when cutting and pasting occurs. Read/write Boolean.
SmartParaSelection	True for Microsoft Word to include the paragraph mark in a selection when selecting most or all of a paragraph. Read/write Boolean.
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.
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.
SpanishMode	Returns or sets the mode for the Spanish speller. Read/write WdSpanishSpeller.
SplitCellColor	Returns or sets a WdCellColor that represents the color for split table cells. Read/write.
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.
StrictFinalYaa	True if the spelling checker uses spelling rules regarding Arabic words ending with the letter yaa. Read/write Boolean.
StrictInitialAlefHamza	True if the spelling checker uses spelling rules regarding Arabic words beginning with an alef hamza. Read/write Boolean.
StrictRussianE	True if the spelling checker uses spelling rules regarding Russian words that use the strict ë character. Read/write.
StrictTaaMarboota	True if the spelling checker uses spelling rules to flag Arabic words ending with haa instead of taa marboota. Read/write.
SuggestFromMainDictionaryOnly	True if Microsoft Word draws spelling suggestions from the main dictionary only. Read/write Boolean.
SuggestSpellingCorrections	True if Microsoft Word always suggests alternative spellings for each misspelled word when checking spelling. Read/write Boolean.
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.
TypeNReplace	True for Microsoft Word to replace illegal South Asian characters. Read/write Boolean.
UpdateFieldsAtPrint	True if Microsoft Word updates fields automatically before printing a document. Read/write Boolean.
UpdateFieldsWithTrackedChangesAtPrint	True if Word 2010 allows fields containing tracked changes to update before printing. Read/write.
UpdateLinksAtOpen	True if Microsoft Word automatically updates all embedded OLE links in a document when it is opened. Read/write Boolean.
UpdateLinksAtPrint	True if Microsoft Word updates embedded links to other files before printing a document. Read/write Boolean.
UpdateStyleListBehavior	Returns or sets a WdUpdateStyleListBehavior constant that specifies the behavior Word 2010 should take when updating a style to match a selection that contains numbering or bullets. Read/write.
UseCharacterUnit	True if Microsoft Word uses characters as the default measurement unit for the current document. Read/write Boolean.
UseDiffDiacColor	True if you can set the color of diacritics in the current document. Read/write Boolean.
UseGermanSpellingReform	True if Microsoft Word uses the German post-reform spelling rules when checking spelling. Read/write Boolean.
UseNormalStyleForList	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether Microsoft Word uses the Normal style for bullets and numbering. Read/write.
VisualSelection	Returns or sets the selection behavior based on visual cursor movement in a right-to-left language document. Read/write WdVisualSelection.
WarnBeforeSavingPrintingSendingMarkup	True for Microsoft Word to display a warning when saving, printing, or sending as e-mail a document containing comments or tracked changes. Read/write Boolean.

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