RevisionsMode Property

Microsoft Word Visual Basic

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RevisionsMode Property

       

Sets or returns a WdRevisionsMode constant representing the global option that specifies whether Microsoft Word displays balloons in the margin or inline with the document's text. Read/write.

WdRevisionsMode can be one of these WdRevisionsMode constants.
wdBalloonRevisions  Displays revisions in balloons in the left or right margin.
wdInLineRevisions  Displays revisions within the text using strikethrough for deletions and underlining for insertions. This is the default setting for prior versions of Word.

expression.RevisionsMode

expression   Required. An expression that returns a View object.

Example

This example toggles between displaying the revisions in balloons in the margins and displaying them inline with the text. This example assumes that the document in the active window contains revisions made by one or more reviewers and that revisions are displayed in balloons.

Sub TogglesRevisionMode()
    With ActiveWindow.View
        If .RevisionsMode = wdInLineRevisions Then
            .RevisionsMode = wdBalloonRevisions
        Else
            .RevisionsMode = wdInLineRevisions
        End If
    End With
End Sub