VisWebPageSettings.AltFormat property

Determines whether a secondary output format for the webpage is defined. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.AltFormat

expression An expression that returns a VisWebPageSettings object.

Return value

Long

Remarks

The AltFormat property returns non-zero (True) if a secondary output format for the webpage is defined; otherwise, it returns zero (False). The default is True.

Set the AltFormat property to a non-zero value (True) to enable selection of a secondary output format for the webpage; otherwise, set it to zero (False).

The AltFormat property is ignored if the primary output format chosen is supported in all browsers by Microsoft Visio 2010. For more information about primary and secondary output formats, see the PriFormat and SecFormat properties.

The following table shows the compatibility of several browsers with various graphic file types and features.

Format type Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or earlier Firefox 3 or later
XAML Yes with plug-in No Yes with plug-in
VML Yes Varies No
SVG Yes with plug-in Yes with plug-in Partial
PNG Yes Yes Yes
GIF Yes Yes Yes
JPEG Yes Yes Yes

The AltFormat property corresponds to the Provide alternate format for older browsers check box on the Advanced tab of the Save as Web Page dialog box (BackstageButton tab > Save As > Save as type list > Web Page (*.htm;*.html) > Publish > Advanced).

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