View.ShowFormat Property (Word)
True if character formatting is visible in outline view. Read/write Boolean.
Syntax
expression .ShowFormat
expression An expression that returns a View object.
Remarks
This property generates an error if the view isn't outline or master document view.
Example
This example switches the active window to outline view and shows character formatting.
With ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View
.Type = wdOutlineView
.ShowFormat = True
End With