Options Object Members

Represents application and publication options in Microsoft Office Publisher. Many of the properties for the Options object correspond to items in the Options dialog box (Tools menu).

Methods

	Name	Description
	ResetTips	Resets tippages so that a user can view them when using features that have been used before.
	ResetWizardSynchronizing	Resets the data that Microsoft Office Publisher uses to automatically change similar objects to have the same formatting or content.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AddHebDoubleQuote	True for Publisher to display double quotes for Hebrew alphabet numbering. Default is False. Read/write Boolean.
	AllowBackgroundSave	True (default) for Microsoft Office Publisher to save publications in the background, allowing users to perform other actions at the same time. Read/write Boolean.
	Application	Used without an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the current instance of Publisher. Used with an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object. When used with an OLE Automation object, it returns the object's application.
	AutoFormatWord	True for Microsoft Office Publisher to automatically format the entire word where the insertion point exists, even when no text is selected. Read/write Boolean.
	AutoHyphenate	True (default) for Microsoft Office Publisher to automatically hyphenate text in text frames. Read/write Boolean.
	AutoKeyboardSwitching	True for Microsoft Office Publisher to automatically switch the keyboard language to the language used for the text at the insertion point. Read/write Boolean.
	AutoSelectWord	True for Microsoft Office Publisher to automatically select the entire word when selecting text. Read/write Boolean.
	DefaultPubDirection	Returns or sets a PbDirectionType constant that represents the default direction in which text flows when a new publication is created. Read/write.
	DefaultTextFlowDirection	Returns or sets a PbDirectionType constant that represents a global Microsoft Office Publisher option, indicating whether text flows from left to right or from right to left in a publication. Read/write.
	DisplayStatusBar	True for Microsoft Office Publisher to show the status bar at the bottom of the Publisher window. Read/write Boolean.
	DragAndDropText	True to enable dragging and dropping of text. Read/write Boolean.
	HyphenationZone	Returns or sets a Variant that represents the maximum amount of space that Microsoft Office Publisher leaves between the end of the last word in a line and the right margin. Read/write.
	MeasurementUnit	Returns or sets a PbUnitType constant representing the standard measurement unit for Microsoft Office Publisher. Read/write.
	Parent	Returns an object that represents the parent object of the specified object. For example, for a TextFrame object, returns a Shape object representing the parent shape of the text frame. Read-only.
	PathForPictures	Returns or sets a String that represents the default path for picture files. Read/write.
	PathForPublications	Returns or sets a String that represents the default folder for publications. Read/write.
	SaveAutoRecoverInfo	True if Microsoft Office Publisher automatically saves publications for recovery if the application is unexpectedly shut down. Read/write Boolean.
	SaveAutoRecoverInfoInterval	Returns or sets a Long that represents the time interval in minutes for automatically saving a publication for recovery if the application is unexpectedly shut down. Read/write.
	SequenceCheck	True to check the sequence of independent characters for Asian text. Read/write Boolean.
	ShowBasicColors	Returns or sets a Boolean indicating whether Microsoft Office Publisher shows basic colors in the color palette; True to show basic colors in the palette. Read/write.
	ShowScreenTipsOnObjects	True for Microsoft Office Publisher to display ScreenTips when the mouse cursor hovers over a text box, shape or other object. Read/write Boolean.
	ShowTipPages	True for Microsoft Office Publisher to display tippages in balloons. Read/write Boolean.
	TypeNReplace	True for Microsoft Office Publisher to replace unreadable Asian character clusters resulting from invalid keyboard sequences. Read/write Boolean.
	UseCatalogAtStartup	True for Microsoft Office Publisher to show the catalog when starting up. Read/write Boolean.
	UseWizardForBlankPublication	Gets or sets whether to use a wizard for blank publications. Read/Write.