WD: Definition of the .WidowControl and .DfltTrueType Parameters

ID: Q176393

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SUMMARY

When you record a Wordbasic macro, if you click Options on the Tools menu and select the Print tab, the following statements are included in the recorded parameters:

   .WidowControl=1, .DfltTrueType=1

MORE INFORMATION

.WidowControl and .DfltTrueType are remnants of the Word version 2.x WordBasic commands. They are defined as follows:

   .WidowControl   If 1, sets the Widow/Orphan Control option.

                   If 0, turns off the Widow/Orphan Control option.

                     Widow/Orphan control prevents Word from printing a
                     Short line (for example the last word in the last line
                     of a paragrph) as the first or last line at the top or
                     bottom of a page.

                   To set the Widow/Orpan control in Word versions 6.x,
                   7.x, on the Format menu, choose Paragraphs and click the
                   Text Flow tab.

   .DfltTrueType   (Not used in Word versions 6.x and later.)

                   If 1, sets the Use TrueType Fonts As Defaults option.

                   If 0, turns off the Use TrueType Fonts As Defaults
                   option.

                   Use TrueType Fonts As Defaults prints using True Type
                   fonts where possible.

                     NOTE: This option is available only if you use
                     Microsoft Windows version 3.1 and later.

Additional query words: arguments

Keywords          : kbmacro wordnt winword ntword 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0a-CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: February 12, 1999