w:compat (Compatibility Settings)
Container for compatibility flags that toggle legacy rendering behavior for interoperability with older processors.
Parent elements
Description
w:compat is a container element in w:settings that holds compatibility settings governing how the document is rendered in different versions of Word. It is defined in ECMA-376 Part 1 §17.15.1.21.
The most important child is w:compatSetting (with w:name="compatibilityMode"), which controls which version of Word’s layout engine is used. For example, value 15 targets Word 2013+, 14 targets Word 2010, and 12 targets Word 2007.
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Possible Values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| (none) | — | — | All compatibility options are expressed via w:compatSetting child elements. |
Examples
<w:compat>
<w:compatSetting
w:name="compatibilityMode"
w:uri="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word"
w:val="15"/>
</w:compat>new Compatibility(
new CompatibilitySetting
{
Name = CompatSettingNameValues.CompatibilityMode,
Uri = new StringValue("http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word"),
Val = new StringValue("15")
});