View.ShowFormat Property

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Word Developer Reference

True if character formatting is visible in outline view. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.ShowFormat

expression   An expression that returns a View object.

Remarks

This property generates an error if the view isn't outline or master document view.

Example

This example switches the active window to outline view and shows character formatting.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View
    .Type = wdOutlineView
    .ShowFormat = True
End With

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