_Font Members

Contains font attributes (font name, font size, color, and so on) for an object.

The following tables list the members exposed by the _Font type.

Public Properties

	Name	Description
	AllCaps	True if the font is formatted as all capital letters. Returns True, False, or wdUndefined (a mixture of True and False). Can be set to True, False, or wdToggle (reverses the current setting). Read/write Integer.
	Animation	Returns or sets the type of animation applied to the font.
	Application	Returns a Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.
	Bold	True if the font or range is formatted as bold. Returns True, False or wdUndefined (a mixture of True and False). Can be set to True, False, or wdToggle. Read/write Integer.
	BoldBi	True if the font or range is formatted as bold. Returns True, False or wdUndefined (for a mixture of bold and non-bold text). Can be set to True, False, or wdToggle. Read/write Integer.
	Borders	Returns a Borders collection that represents all the borders for the specified object.
	Color	Returns or sets the 24-bit color for the specified Font object.
	ColorIndex	Returns or sets the color for the specified Border or Font object.
	ColorIndexBi	Returns or sets the color for the specified Font object in a right-to-left language document.
	Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Integer.
	DiacriticColor	Returns or sets the 24-bit color to be used for diacritics for the specified Font object. Can be any valid WdColor constant or a value returned by Visual Basic's RGB function. Read/write.
	DisableCharacterSpaceGrid	True if Microsoft Word ignores the number of characters per line for the corresponding Font object. Read/write Boolean.
	DoubleStrikeThrough	True if the specified font is formatted as double strikethrough text. Returns True, False, or wdUndefined (a mixture of True and False). Can be set to True, False, or wdToggle. Read/write Integer.
	Duplicate	Returns a read-only Font object that represents the character formatting of the specified font.
	Emboss	True if the specified font is formatted as embossed. Returns True, False, or wdUndefined. Can be set to True, False, or wdToggle. Read/write Integer.
	EmphasisMark	Returns or sets the emphasis mark for a character or designated character string.
	Engrave	True if the font is formatted as engraved. Returns True, False or wdUndefined (a mixture of True and False). Can be set to True, False, or wdToggle. Read/write Integer.
	Hidden	True if the font is formatted as hidden text. Returns True, False or wdUndefined (a mixture of True and False). Can be set to True, False, or wdToggle. Read/write Integer.
	Italic	True if the font or range is formatted as italic. Returns True, False or wdUndefined (a mixture of True and False). Can be set to True, False, or wdToggle. Read/write Integer.
	ItalicBi	True if the font or range is formatted as italic. Returns True, False or wdUndefined (for a mixture of italic and non-italic text). Can be set to True, False, or wdToggle. Read/write Integer.
	Kerning	Returns or sets the minimum font size for which Microsoft Word will adjust kerning automatically. Read/write Single.
	Name	Returns or sets the name of the specified object. Read/write String.
	NameAscii	Returns or sets the font used for Latin text (characters with character codes from 0 (zero) through 127). Read/write String.
	NameBi	Returns or sets the name of the font in a right-to-left language document. Read/write String.
	NameFarEast	Returns or sets an East Asian font name. Read/write String.
	NameOther	Returns or sets the font used for characters with character codes from 128 through 255. Read/write String.
	Outline	True if the font is formatted as outline. Returns True, False, or wdUndefined (a mixture of True and False). Can be set to True, False, or wdToggle. Read/write Integer.
	Parent	Returns an object that represents the parent object of the specified object.
	Position	Returns or sets the position of text (in points) relative to the base line. A positive number raises the text, and a negative number lowers it. Read/write Integer.
	Scaling	Returns or sets the scaling percentage applied to the font. This property stretches or compresses text horizontally as a percentage of the current size (the scaling range is from 1 through 600). Read/write Integer.
	Shading	Returns a Shading object that refers to the shading formatting for the specified object.
	Shadow	True if the specified font is formatted as shadowed. Can be True, False, or wdUndefined. Read/write Integer.
	Size	Returns or sets the font size in points. Read/write Single.
	SizeBi	Returns or sets the font size in points. Read/write Single.
	SmallCaps	True if the font is formatted as small capital letters. Returns True, False or wdUndefined (a mixture of True and False). Can be set to True, False, or wdToggle. Read/write Integer.
	Spacing	Returns or sets the spacing (in points) between characters. Read/write Single.
	StrikeThrough	True if the font is formatted as strikethrough text. Returns True, False or wdUndefined (a mixture of True and False). Can be set to True, False, or wdToggle. Read/write Integer.
	Subscript	True if the font is formatted as subscript. Returns True, False or wdUndefined (a mixture of True and False). Can be set to True, False, or wdToggle. Read/write Integer.
	Superscript	True if the font is formatted as superscript. Returns True, False or wdUndefined (a mixture of True and False). Can be set to True, False, or wdToggle. Read/write Long.
	Underline	Returns or sets the type of underline applied to the font. Read/write WdUnderline.
	UnderlineColor	Returns or sets the 24-bit color of the underline for the specified Font object.

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Public Methods

	Name	Description
	Grow	Increases the font size to the next available size. If the selection or range contains more than one font size, each size is increased to the next available setting.
	Reset	Removes manual character formatting (formatting not applied using a style).
	SetAsTemplateDefault	Sets the specified font formatting as the default for the active document and all new documents based on the active template. The default font formatting is stored in the Normal style.
	Shrink	Decreases the font size to the next available size.

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See Also

Reference

_Font Interface
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Namespace