EmailOptions.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplacePlainTextEmphasis Property (Word)
True if manual emphasis characters are automatically replaced with character formatting as you type; for example, "*bold*" is changed to "bold". Read/write Boolean.
Syntax
expression .AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplacePlainTextEmphasis
expression A variable that represents an EmailOptions collection.
Example
This example turns on the replacement of manual emphasis characters with character formatting.
Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplacePlainTextEmphasis = True
This example returns the status of the *Bold* and _underline_ with real formatting option on the AutoFormat As You Type tab in the AutoCorrect dialog box (Tools menu).
Dim blnAutoFormat as Boolean
blnAutoFormat = _
Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplacePlainTextEmphasis