ParagraphFormat.SpaceBeforeAuto Property

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Word Developer Reference

True if Microsoft Word automatically sets the amount of spacing before the specified paragraphs. Read/write Long.

Syntax

expression.SpaceBeforeAuto

expression   A variable that represents a ParagraphFormat object.

Remarks

Returns wdUndefined if the SpaceBeforeAuto property is set to True for only some of the specified paragraphs. Can be set to either True or False.

If SpaceBeforeAuto is set to True, the SpaceBefore property is ignored.

Example

This example displays a report showing the SpaceBeforeAuto settings for the active document.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Select Case ActiveDocument.Range.ParagraphFormat.SpaceBeforeAuto
    Case True
        x = "Spacing before paragraphs is handled " _
            & "automatically for all paragraphs."
    Case False
        x = "Spacing before paragraphs is handled " _
            & "manually for all paragraphs."
    Case wdUndefined
        x = "Spacing before paragraphs is handled " _
            & "automatically for some paragraphs, " _
            & "manually for some paragraphs."
End Select

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