Document.CompatibilityMode Property

Definition

Gets a value that specifies the compatibility mode that Word uses when opening the document.

public:
 property int CompatibilityMode { int get(); };
public int CompatibilityMode { get; }
member this.CompatibilityMode : int
Public ReadOnly Property CompatibilityMode As Integer

Property Value

A value that specifies the compatibility mode that Word uses when opening the document. The value corresponds to one of the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdCompatibilityMode values.

Exceptions

This method is used in a Word 2007 project.

Remarks

When you open a document that was created in a previous version of Word, Compatibility Mode is turned on. Compatibility Mode ensures that no new or enhanced features in Word 2013 or Word 2010 are available while working with a document, so that people who edit the document using previous versions of Word will have full editing capabilities.

Note

This method appears in IntelliSense in Word 2007 projects that target the .NET Framework 4. However, this property cannot be used in Word 2007 projects.

Applies to