Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplacePlainTextEmphasis Property

True if manual emphasis characters are automatically replaced with character formatting as you type. For example, "*bold*" is changed to "bold" and "_underline_" is changed to "underline." Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplacePlainTextEmphasis

expression   A variable that represents an Options collection.

Example

This example turns on the replacement of manual emphasis characters with character formatting.

  Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplacePlainTextEmphasis = True

This example returns the status of the *Bold* and _underline_ with real formatting option on the AutoFormat As You Type tab in the AutoCorrect dialog box (Tools menu).

  Dim blnAutoFormat as Boolean
blnAutoFormat = _
Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplacePlainTextEmphasis

See Also

• Options Object
• Options Object Members