TextRetrievalMode.ViewType Property (Word)

Returns or sets the view for the TextRetrievalMode object. Read/write WdViewType.

Syntax

expression .ViewType

expression Required. A variable that represents a TextRetrievalMode object.

Remarks

Changing the view for the TextRetrievalMode object doesn't change the display of a document on the screen. Instead, it determines which characters in the document will be included when a range is retrieved.

Example

This example sets the view for text retrieval to outline view and then displays the contents of the active document in a dialog box. Note that only the text displayed in outline view is retrieved.

Set myText = ActiveDocument.Content 
myText.TextRetrievalMode.ViewType = wdOutlineView 
Msgbox myText

See Also

Concepts

TextRetrievalMode Object

TextRetrievalMode Object Members