EmailOptions.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceSymbols Property

True if two consecutive hyphens (--) are replaced with an en dash (–) or an em dash (—) as you type. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceSymbols

expression   A variable that represents an EmailOptions collection.

Remarks

If the hyphens are typed with leading and trailing spaces, Word replaces the hyphens with an en dash; if there are no trailing spaces, the hyphens are replaced with an em dash.

Example

This example turns on the replacement of hyphens with symbols as you type.

  EmailOptions.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceSymbols = True

This example returns the status of the Symbol characters (--) with symbols (—) option on the AutoFormat As You Type tab in the AutoCorrect dialog box (Tools menu).

  Dim blnAutoFormat as Boolean
blnAutoFormat = EmailOptions.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceSymbols

See Also

• EmailOptions Object
• EmailOptions Object Members