# GrapeCity.Documents.Word.FormattingBag.GetShortKey

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Word_FormattingBag_GetShortKey_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.FormattingBag.GetShortKey*">GetShortKey Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Word_FormattingBag_GetShortKey_System_String_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.FormattingBag.GetShortKey(System.String)">GetShortKey(string)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets a short key from the full key for the formatting property.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">protected string GetShortKey(string formattingKey)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Protected Function GetShortKey(formattingKey As String) As String</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">formattingKey</span></td>
      <td><p>A full key of the formatting property/</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><p>A short key of the formatting property.</p>
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