Options.AutoFormatReplaceSymbols Property

True if two consecutive hyphens (--) are replaced by an en dash (–) or an em dash (—) when Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.AutoFormatReplaceSymbols

expression   A variable that represents an Options object.

Example

This example turns on the replacement of hyphens with symbols, and then it formats the current selection automatically.

  Options.AutoFormatReplaceSymbols = True
Selection.Range.AutoFormat

This example returns the status of the Symbol characters (--) with symbols (—) option on the AutoFormat tab in the AutoCorrect dialog box (Tools menu).

  Dim blnAutoFormat as Boolean
blnAutoFormat = Options.AutoFormatReplaceSymbols

See Also

• Options Object
• Options Object Members