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Options.DefaultPubDirection property (Publisher)

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Returns or sets a PbDirectionType constant that represents the default direction in which text flows when a new publication is created. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.DefaultPubDirection

expression A variable that represents an Options object.

Return value

PbDirectionType

Remarks

The DefaultPubDirection property value can be one of the PbDirectionType constants declared in the Microsoft Publisher type library.

This property generates an error if you are not running a bi-directional-enabled version of Microsoft Publisher (for example, Arabic).

Example

This example sets the default direction for new publications and text flow in a bi-directional-enabled version of Publisher.

Sub SetDefaultDirection() 
 With Options 
 .DefaultPubDirection = pbDirectionRightToLeft 
 .DefaultTextFlowDirection = pbDirectionRightToLeft 
 End With 
End Sub

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