UICompat97To2003

CompatibilityOptions.UICompat97To2003 property

True to disable UI functionality which is not compatible with Word97-2003. Default value is false.

public bool UICompat97To2003 { get; set; }

Remarks

Controls the Word97-2003 compatibility setting that disables UI functionality which is not compatible with Word97-2003. When true, ‘w:uiCompat97To2003’ XML element is written to ‘\word\settings.xml’ document package part. Default value is false. When set to false, this element is not written. Technically this property is not part of compatibility options, but we have put it here for API convenience.

Examples

Shows how to optimize the document for different versions of Microsoft Word.

public void OptimizeFor()
{
    Document doc = new Document();

    // This object contains an extensive list of flags unique to each document
    // that allow us to facilitate backward compatibility with older versions of Microsoft Word.
    CompatibilityOptions options = doc.CompatibilityOptions;

    // Print the default settings for a blank document.
    Console.WriteLine("\nDefault optimization settings:");
    PrintCompatibilityOptions(options);

    // We can access these settings in Microsoft Word via "File" -> "Options" -> "Advanced" -> "Compatibility options for...".
    doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "CompatibilityOptions.OptimizeFor.DefaultSettings.docx");

    // We can use the OptimizeFor method to ensure optimal compatibility with a specific Microsoft Word version.
    doc.CompatibilityOptions.OptimizeFor(MsWordVersion.Word2010);
    Console.WriteLine("\nOptimized for Word 2010:");
    PrintCompatibilityOptions(options);

    doc.CompatibilityOptions.OptimizeFor(MsWordVersion.Word2000);
    Console.WriteLine("\nOptimized for Word 2000:");
    PrintCompatibilityOptions(options);
}

/// <summary>
/// Groups all flags in a document's compatibility options object by state, then prints each group.
/// </summary>
private static void PrintCompatibilityOptions(CompatibilityOptions options)
{
    IList<string> enabledOptions = new List<string>();
    IList<string> disabledOptions = new List<string>();
    AddOptionName(options.AdjustLineHeightInTable, "AdjustLineHeightInTable", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.AlignTablesRowByRow, "AlignTablesRowByRow", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.AllowSpaceOfSameStyleInTable, "AllowSpaceOfSameStyleInTable", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.ApplyBreakingRules, "ApplyBreakingRules", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.AutoSpaceLikeWord95, "AutoSpaceLikeWord95", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.AutofitToFirstFixedWidthCell, "AutofitToFirstFixedWidthCell", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.BalanceSingleByteDoubleByteWidth, "BalanceSingleByteDoubleByteWidth", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.CachedColBalance, "CachedColBalance", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.ConvMailMergeEsc, "ConvMailMergeEsc", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DisableOpenTypeFontFormattingFeatures, "DisableOpenTypeFontFormattingFeatures", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DisplayHangulFixedWidth, "DisplayHangulFixedWidth", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DoNotAutofitConstrainedTables, "DoNotAutofitConstrainedTables", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DoNotBreakConstrainedForcedTable, "DoNotBreakConstrainedForcedTable", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DoNotBreakWrappedTables, "DoNotBreakWrappedTables", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DoNotExpandShiftReturn, "DoNotExpandShiftReturn", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DoNotLeaveBackslashAlone, "DoNotLeaveBackslashAlone", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DoNotSnapToGridInCell, "DoNotSnapToGridInCell", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DoNotSuppressIndentation, "DoNotSnapToGridInCell", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DoNotSuppressParagraphBorders, "DoNotSuppressParagraphBorders", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DoNotUseEastAsianBreakRules, "DoNotUseEastAsianBreakRules", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DoNotUseHTMLParagraphAutoSpacing, "DoNotUseHTMLParagraphAutoSpacing", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DoNotUseIndentAsNumberingTabStop, "DoNotUseIndentAsNumberingTabStop", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DoNotVertAlignCellWithSp, "DoNotVertAlignCellWithSp", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DoNotVertAlignInTxbx, "DoNotVertAlignInTxbx", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.DoNotWrapTextWithPunct, "DoNotWrapTextWithPunct", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.FootnoteLayoutLikeWW8, "FootnoteLayoutLikeWW8", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.ForgetLastTabAlignment, "ForgetLastTabAlignment", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.GrowAutofit, "GrowAutofit", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.LayoutRawTableWidth, "LayoutRawTableWidth", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.LayoutTableRowsApart, "LayoutTableRowsApart", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.LineWrapLikeWord6, "LineWrapLikeWord6", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.MWSmallCaps, "MWSmallCaps", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.NoColumnBalance, "NoColumnBalance", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.NoExtraLineSpacing, "NoExtraLineSpacing", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.NoLeading, "NoLeading", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.NoSpaceRaiseLower, "NoSpaceRaiseLower", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.NoTabHangInd, "NoTabHangInd", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.OverrideTableStyleFontSizeAndJustification, "OverrideTableStyleFontSizeAndJustification", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.PrintBodyTextBeforeHeader, "PrintBodyTextBeforeHeader", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.PrintColBlack, "PrintColBlack", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.SelectFldWithFirstOrLastChar, "SelectFldWithFirstOrLastChar", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.ShapeLayoutLikeWW8, "ShapeLayoutLikeWW8", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.ShowBreaksInFrames, "ShowBreaksInFrames", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.SpaceForUL, "SpaceForUL", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.SpacingInWholePoints, "SpacingInWholePoints", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.SplitPgBreakAndParaMark, "SplitPgBreakAndParaMark", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.SubFontBySize, "SubFontBySize", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.SuppressBottomSpacing, "SuppressBottomSpacing", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.SuppressSpBfAfterPgBrk, "SuppressSpBfAfterPgBrk", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.SuppressSpacingAtTopOfPage, "SuppressSpacingAtTopOfPage", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.SuppressTopSpacing, "SuppressTopSpacing", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.SuppressTopSpacingWP, "SuppressTopSpacingWP", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.SwapBordersFacingPgs, "SwapBordersFacingPgs", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.SwapInsideAndOutsideForMirrorIndentsAndRelativePositioning, "SwapInsideAndOutsideForMirrorIndentsAndRelativePositioning", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.TransparentMetafiles, "TransparentMetafiles", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.TruncateFontHeightsLikeWP6, "TruncateFontHeightsLikeWP6", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.UICompat97To2003, "UICompat97To2003", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.UlTrailSpace, "UlTrailSpace", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.UnderlineTabInNumList, "UnderlineTabInNumList", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.UseAltKinsokuLineBreakRules, "UseAltKinsokuLineBreakRules", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.UseAnsiKerningPairs, "UseAnsiKerningPairs", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.UseFELayout, "UseFELayout", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.UseNormalStyleForList, "UseNormalStyleForList", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.UsePrinterMetrics, "UsePrinterMetrics", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.UseSingleBorderforContiguousCells, "UseSingleBorderforContiguousCells", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.UseWord2002TableStyleRules, "UseWord2002TableStyleRules", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.UseWord2010TableStyleRules, "UseWord2010TableStyleRules", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.UseWord97LineBreakRules, "UseWord97LineBreakRules", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.WPJustification, "WPJustification", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.WPSpaceWidth, "WPSpaceWidth", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    AddOptionName(options.WrapTrailSpaces, "WrapTrailSpaces", enabledOptions, disabledOptions);
    Console.WriteLine("\tEnabled options:");
    foreach (string optionName in enabledOptions)
        Console.WriteLine($"\t\t{optionName}");
    Console.WriteLine("\tDisabled options:");
    foreach (string optionName in disabledOptions)
        Console.WriteLine($"\t\t{optionName}");
}

private static void AddOptionName(Boolean option, String optionName, IList<string> enabledOptions, IList<string> disabledOptions)
{
    if (option)
        enabledOptions.Add(optionName);
    else
        disabledOptions.Add(optionName);
}

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