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Options.ShowFormatError property (Word)

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True for Microsoft Word to mark inconsistencies in formatting by placing a squiggly underline beneath text formatted similarly to other formatting that is used more frequently in a document. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression. ShowFormatError

expression An expression that returns an Options object.

Example

This example enables Word to keep track of formatting in documents but does not display a squiggly underline beneath text.

Sub ShowFormatErrors() 
 
 With Options 
 .FormatScanning = True 'Enables keeping track of formatting 
 .ShowFormatError = False 
 End With 
 
End Sub

See also

Options Object

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