OptimizeForWord97byDefault Property

True if Microsoft Word optimizes all new documents for viewing in Word 97 by disabling any incompatible formatting. Read/write Boolean.

Remarks

To optimize a single document for Word 97, use the OptimizeForWord97 property.

Example

This example sets Word to disable all formatting in new documents that’s incompatible with Word 97, and then it creates a new document whose OptimizeForWord97 property is automatically set to True.

Options.OptimizeForWord97byDefault = True
MsgBox Documents.Add(DocumentType:=wdNewBlankDocument) _
    .OptimizeForWord97