Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyBorders Property

True if a series of three or more hyphens (-), equal signs (=), or underscore characters (_) are automatically replaced by a specific border line when the ENTER key is pressed. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyBorders

expression   A variable that represents an Options collection.

Remarks

Hyphens (-) are replaced by a 0.75-point line, equal signs (=) are replaced by a 0.75-point double line, and underscore characters (_) are replaced by a 1.5-point line.

Example

This example causes sequences of three or more hyphens (-), equal signs (=), or underscore characters (_) to be transformed into borders.

  Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyBorders = True

This example returns the current setting for the Borders option on the AutoFormat As You Type tab in the AutoCorrect dialog box (Tools menu).

  MsgBox Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyBorders

See Also

• Options Object
• Options Object Members