LayoutMode Property

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Returns or sets the layout mode for the current document. Read/write Long.

Can be one of the following WdLayoutMode constants.

Constant Description
wdLayoutModeDefault No grid is used to lay out text.
wdLayoutModeGenko Text is laid out on a grid; the user specifies the number of lines and the number of characters per line. As the user types, Microsoft Word automatically aligns characters with gridlines.
wdLayoutModeGrid Text is laid out on a grid; the user specifies the number of lines and the number of characters per line. As the user types, Microsoft Word doesn't automatically align characters with gridlines.
wdLayoutModeLineGrid Text is laid out on a grid; the user specifies the number of lines, but not the number of characters per line.