Command Identifiers

Command identifiers specify an action to take on the given object. Use them with the following methods:

Command Identifiers

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IDM_2D_POSITION

Allows absolutely positioned elements to be moved by dragging.

IDM_ABSOLUTE_POSITION

Sets an element's position property to "absolute."

IDM_BACKCOLOR

Sets or retrieves the background color of the current selection.

IDM_BACKGROUNDIMAGECACHE

Caches background image(s).

IDM_BLOCKDIRLTR

Not supported.

IDM_BLOCKDIRRTL

Not supported.

IDM_BLOCKFMT

Sets the current block format tag.

IDM_BOLD

Toggles the current selection between bold and nonbold.

IDM_BOOKMARK

Creates a bookmark anchor or retrieves the name of a bookmark anchor for the current selection or insertion point.

IDM_BROWSEMODE

Not supported.

IDM_BUTTON

Overwrites a button control on the text selection.

IDM_CHECKBOX

Overwrites a check box control on the text selection.

IDM_CLEARAUTHENTICATIONCACHE

Clears all authentication credentials from the cache. Applies only to execCommand.

IDM_CLEARSELECTION

Clears the current selection.

IDM_COPY

Copies the current selection to the clipboard.

IDM_CUT

Copies the current selection to the clipboard and then deletes it.

IDM_DELETE

Deletes the current selection.

IDM_DIRLTR

Not supported.

IDM_DIRRTL

Not supported.

IDM_DROPDOWNBOX

Overwrites a drop-down selection control on the text selection.

IDM_DYNSRCPLAY

Not supported.

IDM_DYNSRCSTOP

Not supported.

IDM_EDITMODE

Not supported.

IDM_ENABLE_OBJECT_RESIZING

Enables or disables image resizing (grippers) in editable regions.

IDM_EXECPRINT

Opens the print dialog box so the user can print the current page.

IDM_FONTNAME

Sets or retrieves the font for the current selection.

IDM_FONTSIZE

Sets or retrieves the font size for the current selection.

IDM_FORECOLOR

Sets or retrieves the foreground (text) color of the current selection.

IDM_HORIZONTALLINE

Overwrites a horizontal line on the text selection.

IDM_HYPERLINK

Inserts a hyperlink on the current selection, or displays a dialog box enabling the user to specify a URL to insert as a hyperlink on the current selection.

IDM_IFRAME

Overwrites an inline frame on the text selection.

IDM_IMAGE

Overwrites an image on the text selection.

IDM_INDENT

Increases the indent of the selected text by one indentation increment.

IDM_INLINEDIRLTR

Not supported.

IDM_INSERTHTML

Inserts specified HTML at the insertion point, overwriting any text selection

IDM_INSERTTEXT

Inserts the given text string at the current location (similar to IDM_PASTETEXT behavior).

IDM_INLINEDIRRTL

Not supported.

IDM_INSFIELDSET

Overwrites a box on the text selection.

IDM_INSINPUTBUTTON

Overwrites a button control on the text selection.

IDM_INSINPUTHIDDEN

Inserts a hidden control on the text selection.

IDM_INSINPUTIMAGE

Overwrites an image control on the text selection.

IDM_INSINPUTPASSWORD

Overwrites a password control on the text selection.

IDM_INSINPUTRESET

Overwrites a reset control on the text selection.

IDM_INSINPUTSUBMIT

Overwrites a submit control on the text selection.

IDM_INSINPUTUPLOAD

Overwrites a file upload control on the text selection.

IDM_ITALIC

Toggles the current selection between italic and nonitalic.

IDM_JUSTIFYCENTER

Centers the format block in which the current selection is located.

IDM_JUSTIFYFULL

Not supported.

IDM_JUSTIFYLEFT

Left-justifies the format block in which the current selection is located.

IDM_JUSTIFYNONE

Not supported.

IDM_JUSTIFYRIGHT

Right-justifies the format block in which the current selection is located.

IDM_LISTBOX

Overwrites a list box selection control on the text selection.

IDM_LIVERESIZE

Causes the MSHTML Editor to update an element's appearance continuously during a resizing or moving operation, rather than updating only at the completion of the move or resize.

IDM_MARQUEE

Overwrites an empty marquee on the text selection.

IDM_MULTIPLESELECTION

Allows for the selection of more than one site selectable element at a time when the user holds down the SHIFT or CTRL keys.

IDM_OPEN

Opens a dialog that enables the user to enter a URL and navigate to that URL.

IDM_ORDERLIST

Toggles the text selection between an ordered list and a normal format block.

IDM_OUTDENT

Decreases by one increment the indentation of the format block in which the current selection is located.

IDM_OVERWRITE

Toggles the text-entry mode between insert and overwrite.

IDM_PARAGRAPH

Overwrites a line break on the text selection.

IDM_PASTE

Overwrites the contents of the clipboard on the current selection.

IDM_RADIOBUTTON

Overwrites a radio control on the text selection.

IDM_REDO

Not supported.

IDM_REFRESH

Refreshes the current document.

IDM_REMOVEFORMAT

Removes the formatting tags from the current selection.

IDM_REMOVEPARAFORMAT

Not supported.

IDM_SAVEAS

Saves the current webpage to a file.

IDM_SELECTALL

Selects the entire document.

IDM_SIZETOCONTROL

Not supported.

IDM_SIZETOCONTROLHEIGHT

Not supported.

IDM_SIZETOCONTROLWIDTH

Not supported.

IDM_STOP

Not supported.

IDM_STRIKETHROUGH

Not supported.

IDM_SUBSCRIPT

Not supported.

IDM_SUPERSCRIPT

Not supported.

IDM_TEXTAREA

Overwrites a multiline text input control on the text selection.

IDM_TEXTBOX

Overwrites a text control on the text selection.

IDM_UNBOOKMARK

Removes any bookmark from the current selection.

IDM_UNDERLINE

Toggles the current selection between underlined and not underlined.

IDM_UNDO

Undo the previous command.

IDM_UNLINK

Removes any hyperlink from the current selection.

IDM_UNORDERLIST

Converts the text selection into an ordered list.