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FileConverters.ConvertMacWordChevrons property (Word)

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Controls whether text enclosed in chevron characters (« ») is converted to merge fields. Read/write Long. .

Syntax

expression. ConvertMacWordChevrons

expression A variable that represents a 'FileConverters' collection.

Remarks

The ConvertMacWordChevrons property can be any WdChevronConvertRule constants.

Word for the Macintosh version 4.0 and 5.x documents use chevron characters to denote mail merge fields.

Example

This example sets the ConvertMacWordChevrons property to convert the text enclosed in chevrons to mail merge fields, and then it opens the document named "Mac Word Document."

FileConverters.ConvertMacWordChevrons = wdAlwaysConvert 
Documents.Open FileName:="C:\Documents\Mac Word Document"

See also

FileConverters Collection Object

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