Document.MakeCompatibilityDefault method (Word)

Sets the compatibility options.

Syntax

expression. MakeCompatibilityDefault

expression Required. A variable that represents a Document object.

Remarks

The compatibility options are located on the Compatibility tab in the Options dialog box as the default settings for new documents.

Example

This example sets a few compatibility options for the active document and then makes the current compatibility options the default settings.

With ActiveDocument 
 .Compatibility(wdSuppressSpBfAfterPgBrk) = True 
 .Compatibility(wdExpandShiftReturn) = True 
 .Compatibility(wdUsePrinterMetrics) = True 
 .Compatibility(wdNoLeading) = False 
 .MakeCompatibilityDefault 
End With

See also

Document Object

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