AutomaticallyUpdate Property

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True if the style is automatically redefined based on the selection. False if Word prompts for confirmation before redefining the style based on the selection. A style can be redefined when it's applied to a selection that has the same style but different manual formatting. Read/write Boolean.

Example

This example creates a style named "Style1" that can be redefined without the need for confirmation.

Dim docNew as Document
Dim styleNew as Style

Set docNew = Documents.Add
Set styleNew = docNew.Styles.Add("Style1")

With styleNew
    .BaseStyle = docNew.Styles(wdStyleNormal)
    .ParagraphFormat.LineSpacingRule = wdLineSpaceDouble
    .AutomaticallyUpdate = True
End With

Applies to | Style Object