New Members and Constants (Word)

New Members

The following properties, methods, and events have been added to existing objects in Microsoft Word 2010.

Application

Properties	Description
ActiveProtectedViewWindow	Returns a ProtectedViewWindow object that represents the active protected view window. Read-only.
FileValidation	Returns or sets how Word will validate files before opening them. Read/write MsoFileValidationMode.
IsSandboxed	True if the application window is a protected view window. Read-only.
PickerDialog	Returns a PickerDialog object that provides the functionality to select people or data in a dialog box. Read-only.
ProtectedViewWindows	Returns a ProtectedViewWindows collection that represents all protected view windows. Read-only.
SmartArtColors	Returns a SmartArtColors object that represents the set of color styles that are currently loaded in the application. Read-only.
SmartArtLayouts	Returns a SmartArtLayouts object that represents the set of SmartArt layouts that are currently loaded in the application. Read-only.
SmartArtQuickStyles	Returns a SmartArtQuickStyles object that represents the set of SmartArt styles that are currently loaded in the application. Read-only.
UndoRecord	Returns an UndoRecord object that provides a custom entry point into the undo stack. Read-only.

Events	Description
ProtectedViewWindowActivate	Occurs when any protected view window is activated.
ProtectedViewWindowBeforeClose	Occurs immediately before a protected view window or a document in a protected view window closes.
ProtectedViewWindowBeforeEdit	Occurs immediately before editing is enabled on the document in the specified protected view window.
ProtectedViewWindowDeactivate	Occurs when a protected view window is deactivated.
ProtectedViewWindowOpen	Occurs when a protected view window is opened.
ProtectedViewWindowSize	Occurs when the protected view window is resized or moved.

ColorFormat

Properties	Description
Brightness	Returns a Single that represents the brightness of a specified shape color. Read/write.

ContentControl

Properties	Description
Checked	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents the current state (checked/unchecked) for a check box. Read/Write.

Methods	Description
SetCheckedSymbol	Sets the symbol used to represent the checked state of a check box content control.
SetUncheckedSymbol	Sets the symbol used to represent the unchecked state of a check box content control.

Document

Properties	Description
CoAuthoring	Returns a CoAuthoring object that provides an entry point to co-authoring-related object model in the document. Read-only.
CompatibilityMode	Returns a Long that specifies the compatibility mode that Word 2010 uses when opening the document. Read-only.

Methods	Description
ApplyQuickStyleSet2	Applies the specified Quick Style set to the document.
CheckInWithVersion	Saves a document to a server from a local computer, and sets the local document to read-only so that it cannot be edited locally.
ConvertAutoHyphens	Converts hyphens created by automatic hyphenation to manual hyphens.


SaveAs2	Saves the specified document with a new name or format. Some of the arguments for this method correspond to the options in the Save As dialog box (File tab).
SetCompatibilityMode	Sets the compatibility mode for the document.

FillFormat

Properties	Description
GradientAngle	Returns or sets the angle of the gradient fill for the specified fill format. Read/write.
GradientStops	Returns the GradientStops collection associated with the specified fill format. Read-only.
PictureEffects	Returns a PictureEffects object that can be used to apply picture effects to the specified fill formatting. Read-only.
RotateWithObject	Returns or sets whether the fill rotates with the specified shape. Read/write.
TextureAlignment	Returns or sets the alignment (the origin of the coordinate grid) for the tiling of the texture fill. Read/write.
TextureHorizontalScale	Returns or sets a Single that specifies the horizontal scaling factor for the texture fill. Read/write.
TextureOffsetX	Returns or sets a Long that specifies the horizontal offset of the texture from the origin in points. Read/write.
TextureOffsetY	Returns or sets a Long that specifies the vertical offset of the texture from the origin in points. Read/write.
TextureTile	Returns or sets whether the texture fill is tiled or centered. Read/write.
TextureVerticalScale	Returns or sets a Single that specifies the vertical scaling factor for the texture fill. Read/write.

Font

Properties	Description
ContextualAlternates	Specifies whether or not contextual alternates are enabled for the specified font. Read/write Long.
Fill	Returns a FillFormat object that contains fill formatting properties for the font used by the specified range of text. Read-only.
Glow	Returns a GlowFormat object that represents the glow formatting for the font used by the specified range of text. Read-only.
Ligatures	Returns or sets the ligatures setting for the specified Font object. Read/write WdLigatures.
Line	Returns a LineFormat object that specifies the formatting for a line. Read/write.
NumberForm	Returns or sets the number form setting for an OpenType font. Read/write WdNumberForm.
NumberSpacing	Returns or sets the number spacing setting for a font. Read/write WdNumberSpacing.
Reflection	Returns a ReflectionFormat object that represents the reflection formatting for a shape. Read-only.
StylisticSet	Specifies the stylistic set for the specified font. Read/write WdStylisticSet.
TextColor	Returns a ColorFormat object that represents the color for the specified font. Read-only.
TextShadow	Returns a ShadowFormat object that specifies the shadow formatting for the specified font.
ThreeD	Returns a ThreeDFormat object that contains 3-D effect formatting properties for the specified font. Read-only.

Global

Properties	Description
ActiveProtectedViewWindow	Returns a ProtectedViewWindow object that represents the active protected view window (the protected view window with the focus). Read-only.
IsSandboxed	True if the application window is a protected view window. Read-only.
ProtectedViewWindows	Returns a ProtectedViewWindows object that represents the open protected view windows. Read-only.

GlowFormat

Properties	Description
Application	Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application. Read-only.
Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.
Parent	Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified GlowFormat object.
Transparency	Returns or sets the degree of transparency for the glow effect as a value between 0.0 (opaque) and 1.0 (clear). Read/write Single.

InlineShape

Properties	Description
Chart	Returns a Chart object that represents a chart within the collection of inline shapes in a document. Read-only.
HasSmartArt	Returns True if there is a SmartArt diagram present on the shape. Read-only.
SmartArt	Returns a SmartArt object that provides a way to work with the SmartArt associated with the specified inline shape. Read-only.
Title	Returns or sets a String that contains a title for the specified inline shape. Read/write.

InlineShapes

Methods	Description
AddSmartArt	Inserts a SmartArt graphic as an inline shape into the active document.

Options

Properties	Description
BrazilReform	Returns or sets the mode for the Brazilian Portuguese speller. Read/write.
HideChartDraftModeNotification	True if the Draft Mode notification label is hidden on charts that are inserted in Draft Mode. Read/write.
InsertChartInDraftMode	True if charts are inserted into the document using Draft Mode. Read/write.
PortugalReform	Returns or sets the mode for the European Portuguese speller. Read/write WdPortugueseReform.
SpanishMode	Returns or sets the mode for the Spanish speller. Read/write WdSpanishSpeller.
StrictRussianE	True if the spelling checker uses spelling rules regarding Russian words that use the strict ë character. Read/write.
StrictTaaMarboota	True if the spelling checker uses spelling rules to flag Arabic words ending with haa instead of taa marboota. Read/write.
UpdateFieldsWithTrackedChangesAtPrint	True if Word 2010 allows fields containing tracked changes to update before printing. Read/write.
UpdateStyleListBehavior	Returns or sets a WdUpdateStyleListBehavior constant that specifies the behavior Word 2010 should take when updating a style to match a selection that contains numbering or bullets. Read/write.

PictureFormat

Properties	Description
Crop	Returns or sets a Crop object that represents an image cropping. Read/write.

Range

Properties	Description
Conflicts	Returns a Conflicts collection object that contains all the conflict objects in the range. Read-only.
Locks	Returns a CoAuthLocks collection object that represents all the locks in the range. Read-only.
Updates	Returns a CoAuthUpdates collection object that represents all the available updates in the range. Read-only.

ReflectionFormat

Properties	Description
Application	Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application. Read-only.
Blur	Returns or sets a Single that specifies the degree of blur effect applied to the specified object. Read/write.
Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.
Offset	Returns or sets the amount of separation, in points, of the reflected image from the shape. Read/write.
Parent	Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified ReflectionFormat object.
Size	Returns or sets the size of the reflection as a percentage of the reflected shape from 0 to 100. Read/write.
Transparency	Returns or sets the degree of transparency for the reflection effect as a value between 0.0 (opaque) and 1.0 (clear). Read/write Single.

Research

Properties	Description
FavoriteService	Returns or sets a String that specifies the favorite research service.

Shape

Properties	Description
BackgroundStyle	Sets or returns the background style of the specified shape. Read/write MsoBackgroundStyleIndex.
Chart	Returns a Chart object that represents a chart within the collection of shapes in a document. Read-only.
HasSmartArt	Returns True if there is a SmartArt diagram present on the shape. Read-only.
ShapeStyle	Returns or sets the shape style for the specified shape. Read/write MsoShapeStyleIndex.
SmartArt	Returns a SmartArt object that provides a way to work with the SmartArt associated with the specified shape. Read-only.
Title	Returns or sets a String that contains a title for the specified shape. Read/write.

ShapeRange

Properties	Description
BackgroundStyle	Sets or returns the background style of the shapes in the specified shape range. Read/write MsoBackgroundStyleIndex.
ShapeStyle	Returns or sets the shape style for the shapes in the specified shape range. Read/write MsoShapeStyleIndex.
Title	Returns or sets a String that contains a title for the shapes in the specified shape range. Read/write.

Shapes

Methods	Description
AddSmartArt	Inserts the specified SmartArt graphic into the active document.

SoftEdgeFormat

Properties	Description
Application	Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word 2010 application. Read-only.
Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.
Parent	Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified SoftEdgeFormat object.
Radius	Returns or sets a Single that represents the length of the radius for a soft edge effect. Read/write.

Table

Properties	Description
Descr	Returns or sets a String that contains a description for the specified table. Read/write.
Title	Returns or sets a String that contains a title for the specified table. Read/write.

TextFrame

Properties	Description
Column	Returns the Column object that represents the columns of the specified text frame. Read-only.
HorizontalAnchor	Returns or sets the horizontal alignment of text in a text frame. Read/write MsoHorizontalAnchor.
NoTextRotation	True if text in the text frame should not rotate when the shape is rotated. Read/write MsoTriState.
PathFormat	Returns or sets the path type for the specified text frame. Read/write MsoPathType.
ThreeD	Returns a ThreeDFormat object that contains 3-D effect formatting properties for the specified text frame. Read-only.
WarpFormat	Returns or sets the warp format (how the text is warped) for the specified text frame. Read/write MsoWarpFormat.

Methods	Description
DeleteText	Deletes the text from a text frame and all the associated properties of the text, including font attributes.

View

Properties	Description
ConflictMode	True if the document is in conflict mode view. Read/write.
ShowOtherAuthors	True if other authors' presence should be visible in the document. Read/write Boolean.

XSLTransform

Properties	Description
ID	Returns a String containing the GUID assigned to the current XSLTransform object. Read-only.

New Constants

The following constants have been added to existing enumerations in Microsoft Word 2010.

Enumeration	New Constants
WdBuiltinStyle	wdStyleTocHeading
WdCalendarType	wdCalendarTaiwan wdCalendarUmalqura
WdCompatibility	wdDisableOTKerning wdDontOverrideTableStyleFontSzAndJustification wdFlipMirrorIndents
WdContentControlType	wdContentControlCheckBox
WdListNumberStyle	wdListNumberStyleArabicLZ2 wdListNumberStyleArabicLZ3 wdListNumberStyleArabicLZ4 wdListNumberStyleLowercaseBulgarian wdListNumberStyleLowercaseGreek wdListNumberStyleLowercaseTurkish wdListNumberStyleUppercaseBulgarian wdListNumberStyleUppercaseGreek wdListNumberStyleUppercaseTurkish
WdOpenFormat	wdOpenFormatOpenDocumentText
WdRevisionType	wdRevisionCellSplit wdRevisionConflictDelete wdRevisionConflictInsert
WdSaveFormat	wdFormatOpenDocumentText
WdTaskPanes	wdTaskPaneNav wdTaskPaneSelection
WdViewType	wdConflictView
WdWordDialog	wdDialogFileNew2007

Last updated on 2015-09-15