usePrinterMetrics property

CompatibilityOptions.usePrinterMetrics property

Use Printer Metrics To Display Documents.

get usePrinterMetrics(): boolean

Remarks

Printer Metrics may differ depending on drivers used. For instance, Windows “Microsoft OpenXPS Class Driver 2” and “Microsoft Print to PDF” provide slightly different metrics. Therefore, the final document’s layout may change if this option is enabled.

Examples

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

test('OptimizeFor', () => {
  let doc = new aw.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.
  let options = doc.compatibilityOptions;

  // Print the default settings for a blank document.
  console.log("\nDefault optimization settings:");
  printCompatibilityOptions(options);

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

  // We can use the OptimizeFor method to ensure optimal compatibility with a specific Microsoft Word version.
  doc.compatibilityOptions.optimizeFor(aw.Settings.MsWordVersion.Word2010);
  console.log("\nOptimized for Word 2010:");
  printCompatibilityOptions(options);

  doc.compatibilityOptions.optimizeFor(aw.Settings.MsWordVersion.Word2000);
  console.log("\nOptimized for Word 2000:");
  printCompatibilityOptions(options);
});


/// <summary>
/// Groups all flags in a document's compatibility options object by state, then prints each group.
/// </summary>
function printCompatibilityOptions(options) {
  let enabledOptions = [];
  let disabledOptions = [];
  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.log("\tEnabled options:");
  for (let optionName of enabledOptions)
    console.log(`\t\t${optionName}`);
  console.log("\tDisabled options:");
  for (let optionName of disabledOptions)
    console.log(`\t\t${optionName}`);*/
}

function addOptionName(option, optionName, enabledOptions, disabledOptions)
{
  if (option)
    enabledOptions.push(optionName);
  else
    disabledOptions.push(optionName);
}

See Also

• module Aspose.Words.Settings
• class CompatibilityOptions