compatibilityOptions property

Document.compatibilityOptions property

Provides access to document compatibility options (that is, the user preferences entered on the Compatibility tab of the Options dialog in Word).

get compatibilityOptions(): Aspose.Words.Settings.CompatibilityOptions

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);
}

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