View.ReadingLayoutAllowEditing Property

Word Developer Reference

Returns a Boolean that represents whether to allow editing of text in Reading Layout mode. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.ReadingLayoutAllowEditing

expression   An expression that returns a View object.

Remarks

This property corresponds to the Allow Typing / Don't Allow Typing option on the View Options menu in Reading Layout mode.

Note
You cannot set this property if you are in a view other than Reading Layout mode.

Example

The following example causes Microsoft Office Word to not allow editing of text in Reading Layout mode.

Visual Basic for Applications
ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.ReadingLayoutAllowEditing = False

See Also

• View Object
• View Object Members