Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyTables Property

True if Word automatically creates a table when you type a plus sign, a series of hyphens, another plus sign, and so on, and then press ENTER. The plus signs become the column borders, and the hyphens become the column widths. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyTables

expression   A variable that represents an Options collection.

Example

This example sets Word to automatically create tables as you type.

  Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyTables = True

This example returns the status of the Tables option on the AutoFormat As You Type tab in the AutoCorrect dialog box (Tools menu).

  Dim blnAutoFormat as Boolean
blnAutoFormat = Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyTables

See Also

• Options Object
• Options Object Members