Options.AutoFormatReplacePlainTextEmphasis Property (Word)
True if manual emphasis characters are replaced with character formatting when Word formats a document or range automatically. For example, "*bold*" is changed to "bold" and "_underline_" is changed to "underline." Read/write Boolean.
Syntax
expression .AutoFormatReplacePlainTextEmphasis
expression A variable that represents an Options object.
Example
This example turns on the replacement of manual emphasis characters with character formatting
Options.AutoFormatReplacePlainTextEmphasis = True
Selection.Range.AutoFormat
This example returns the status of the *Bold* and _underline_ with real formatting option on the AutoFormat tab in the AutoCorrect dialog box (Tools menu).
Dim blnAutoFormat as Boolean
blnAutoFormat = Options.AutoFormatReplacePlainTextEmphasis