Selection.ClearCharacterDirectFormatting Method
Removes character formatting (formatting that has been applied manually using the buttons on the Ribbon or through the dialog boxes) from the selected text.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Sub ClearCharacterDirectFormatting
'Usage
Dim instance As Selection
instance.ClearCharacterDirectFormatting()
void ClearCharacterDirectFormatting()
Remarks
This method does not remove character formatting that has been applied by using a character style. To remove character formatting that the user has applied by using character styles, use the ClearCharacterStyle() method. To remove all character formatting, regardless of whether the user has applied it by using character styles or manually through the formatting features in Microsoft Office Word, use the ClearCharacterAllFormatting() method.
Note
To remove paragraph formatting, see the ClearParagraphAllFormatting(), ClearParagraphDirectFormatting(), or ClearParagraphStyle() method.