Returns or sets the default format that will appear in the Save as type box in the Save As dialog box (File menu). Corresponds to the Save Word files as box on the Save tab in the Options dialog box (Tools menu). Read/write String.
Remarks
The string used with this property is the file converter class name. The class names for internal Word formats are listed in the following table.
| Word format | File converter class name |
|---|---|
| Word Document | "" |
| Document Template | "Dot" |
| Text Only | "Text" |
| Text Only with Line Breaks | "CRText" |
| MS-DOS Text | "8Text" |
| MS-DOS Text with Line Breaks | "8CRText" |
| Rich Text Format | "Rtf" |
| Unicode Text | "Unicode" |
Use the ClassName property with a FileConverter object to determine the class name of an external file converter.
Example
This example sets the Word document format as the default save format.
Application.DefaultSaveFormat = ""
This example returns the current setting the Save Word files as box on the Save tab in the Options dialog box (Tools menu).
Msgbox Application.DefaultSaveFormat