ViewOptions

ViewOptions class

Provides various options that control how a document is shown in Microsoft Word.

To learn more, visit the Work with Options and Appearance of Word Documents documentation article.

public class ViewOptions

Properties

Name	Description
DisplayBackgroundShape { get; set; }	Controls display of the background shape in print layout view.
DoNotDisplayPageBoundaries { get; set; }	Turns off display of the space between the top of the text and the top edge of the page.
FormsDesign { get; set; }	Specifies whether the document is in forms design mode.
ViewType { get; set; }	Controls the view mode in Microsoft Word.
ZoomPercent { get; set; }	Gets or sets the percentage (between 10 and 500) at which you want to view your document.
ZoomType { get; set; }	Gets or sets a zoom value based on the size of the window.

Examples

Shows how to set a custom zoom factor, which older versions of Microsoft Word will apply to a document upon loading.

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
builder.Writeln("Hello world!");

doc.ViewOptions.ViewType = ViewType.PageLayout;
doc.ViewOptions.ZoomPercent = 50;

Assert.AreEqual(ZoomType.Custom, doc.ViewOptions.ZoomType);
Assert.AreEqual(ZoomType.None, doc.ViewOptions.ZoomType);

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "ViewOptions.SetZoomPercentage.doc");

Shows how to set a custom zoom type, which older versions of Microsoft Word will apply to a document upon loading.

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
builder.Writeln("Hello world!");

// Set the "ZoomType" property to "ZoomType.PageWidth" to get Microsoft Word
// to automatically zoom the document to fit the width of the page.
// Set the "ZoomType" property to "ZoomType.FullPage" to get Microsoft Word
// to automatically zoom the document to make the entire first page visible.
// Set the "ZoomType" property to "ZoomType.TextFit" to get Microsoft Word
// to automatically zoom the document to fit the inner text margins of the first page.
doc.ViewOptions.ZoomType = zoomType;

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "ViewOptions.SetZoomType.doc");

ViewOptions

ViewOptions class

Properties

Examples

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