ControlCollection.AddRichTextContentControl Method

public:
 Microsoft::Office::Tools::Word::RichTextContentControl ^ AddRichTextContentControl(System::String ^ name);

public Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl AddRichTextContentControl (string name);

abstract member AddRichTextContentControl : string -> Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl

Public Function AddRichTextContentControl (name As String) As RichTextContentControl

Parameters

Returns

The RichTextContentControl that was added to the document.

Exceptions

Examples

The following code example adds a new RichTextContentControl to the beginning of the document.

This version is for a document-level customization. To use this code, paste it into the ThisDocument class in your project, and call the AddRichTextControlAtSelection method from the ThisDocument_Startup method.

private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl richTextControl1;

private void AddRichTextControlAtSelection()
{
    this.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();
    this.Paragraphs[1].Range.Select();

    richTextControl1 = this.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl("richTextControl1");
    richTextControl1.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name";
}

Dim richTextControl1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl

Private Sub AddRichTextControlAtSelection()
    Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.Select()
    richTextControl1 = Me.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl("richTextControl1")
    richTextControl1.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name"
End Sub

This version is for an application-level add-in that targets the .NET Framework 4 or the .NET Framework 4.5. To use this code, paste it into the ThisAddIn class in your project, and call the AddRichTextControlAtSelection method from the ThisAddIn_Startup method.

private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl richTextControl1;

private void AddRichTextControlAtSelection()
{
    if (this.Application.ActiveDocument == null)
        return;

    Document vstoDoc = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(this.Application.ActiveDocument);
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs[1].Range.Select();

    richTextControl1 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl("richTextControl1");
    richTextControl1.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name";
}

Dim richTextControl1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl

Private Sub AddRichTextControlAtSelection()
    If Me.Application.ActiveDocument Is Nothing Then
        Return
    End If

    Dim vstoDoc As Document = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(Me.Application.ActiveDocument)
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range.Select()
    richTextControl1 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl("richTextControl1")
    richTextControl1.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name"
End Sub

Remarks

Use this method to add a new RichTextContentControl at the current selection in the document at run time. For more information, see Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time.

public:
 Microsoft::Office::Tools::Word::RichTextContentControl ^ AddRichTextContentControl(Microsoft::Office::Interop::Word::ContentControl ^ contentControl, System::String ^ name);

public Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl AddRichTextContentControl (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ContentControl contentControl, string name);

abstract member AddRichTextContentControl : Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ContentControl * string -> Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl

Public Function AddRichTextContentControl (contentControl As ContentControl, name As String) As RichTextContentControl

Parameters

Returns

The RichTextContentControl that was added to the document.

Exceptions

Examples

The following code example creates a new RichTextContentControl for every native rich text control that is in the document.

This version is for a document-level customization. To use this code, paste it into the ThisDocument class in your project, and call the CreateRichTextControlsFromNativeControls method from the ThisDocument_Startup method.

private System.Collections.Generic.List
    <Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl> richTextControls;

private void CreateRichTextControlsFromNativeControls()
{
    if (this.ContentControls.Count <= 0)
        return;

    richTextControls = new System.Collections.Generic.List
        <Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl>();
    int count = 0;

    foreach (Word.ContentControl nativeControl in this.ContentControls)
    {
        if (nativeControl.Type ==
            Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlRichText)
        {
            count++;
            Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl tempControl =
                this.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl(nativeControl,
                "VSTORichTextControl" + count.ToString());
            richTextControls.Add(tempControl);
        }
    }
}

Private richTextControls As New System.Collections.Generic.List _
        (Of Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl)

Private Sub CreateRichTextControlsFromNativeControls()
    If Me.ContentControls.Count <= 0 Then
        Return
    End If

    Dim count As Integer = 0
    For Each nativeControl As Word.ContentControl In Me.ContentControls
        If nativeControl.Type = Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlRichText Then
            count += 1
            Dim tempControl As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl = _
                Me.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl(nativeControl, _
                "VSTORichTextContentControl" + count.ToString())
            richTextControls.Add(tempControl)
        End If
    Next nativeControl
End Sub

This version is for an application-level add-in that targets the .NET Framework 4 or the .NET Framework 4.5. To use this code, paste it into the ThisAddIn class in your project, and call the CreateRichTextControlsFromNativeControls method from the ThisAddIn_Startup method.

private System.Collections.Generic.List
    <Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl> richTextControls;

private void CreateRichTextControlsFromNativeControls()
{
    if (this.Application.ActiveDocument == null)
        return;

    Document vstoDoc = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(this.Application.ActiveDocument);
    if (vstoDoc.ContentControls.Count <= 0)
        return;

    richTextControls = new System.Collections.Generic.List
        <Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl>();
    int count = 0;
    
    foreach (Word.ContentControl nativeControl in vstoDoc.ContentControls)
    {
        if (nativeControl.Type ==
            Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlRichText)
        {
            count++;
            Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl tempControl =
                vstoDoc.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl(nativeControl,
                "VSTORichTextControl" + count.ToString());
            richTextControls.Add(tempControl);
        }
    }
}

Private richTextControls As New System.Collections.Generic.List _
        (Of Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl)

Private Sub CreateRichTextControlsFromNativeControls()
    If Me.Application.ActiveDocument Is Nothing Then
        Return
    End If

    Dim vstoDoc As Document = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(Me.Application.ActiveDocument)
    If vstoDoc.ContentControls.Count <= 0 Then
        Return
    End If

    Dim count As Integer = 0
    For Each nativeControl As Word.ContentControl In vstoDoc.ContentControls
        If nativeControl.Type = Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlRichText Then
            count += 1
            Dim tempControl As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl = _
                vstoDoc.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl(nativeControl, _
                "VSTORichTextContentControl" + count.ToString())
            richTextControls.Add(tempControl)
        End If
    Next nativeControl
End Sub

The following code example creates a new RichTextContentControl for every native rich text control that the user adds to the document.

This version is for a document-level customization. To use this code, paste it into the ThisDocument class in your project. For C#, you must also attach the ThisDocument_RichTextContentControlAfterAdd event handler to the ContentControlAfterAdd event of the ThisDocument class.

void ThisDocument_RichTextContentControlAfterAdd(Word.ContentControl NewContentControl, bool InUndoRedo)
{
    if (NewContentControl.Type == Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlRichText)
    {
        this.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl(NewContentControl,
            "RichTextControl" + NewContentControl.ID);
    }
}

Private Sub ThisDocument_RichTextContentControlAfterAdd(ByVal NewContentControl As Word.ContentControl, _
    ByVal InUndoRedo As Boolean) Handles Me.ContentControlAfterAdd

    If NewContentControl.Type = Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlRichText Then
        Me.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl(NewContentControl, _
            "RichTextControl" + NewContentControl.ID)
    End If
End Sub

This version is for an application-level add-in that targets the .NET Framework 4 or the .NET Framework 4.5. To use this code, paste it into the ThisAddIn class in your project. Also, you must attach the ActiveDocument_RichTextContentControlAfterAdd event handler to the ContentControlAfterAdd event of the active document.

void ActiveDocument_RichTextContentControlAfterAdd(
    Word.ContentControl NewContentControl, bool InUndoRedo)
{
    Document vstoDoc = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(this.Application.ActiveDocument);
    if (NewContentControl.Type == Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlRichText)
    {
        vstoDoc.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl(NewContentControl,
            "RichTextControl" + NewContentControl.ID);
    }
}

Private Sub ActiveDocument_RichTextContentControlAfterAdd( _
    ByVal NewContentControl As Word.ContentControl, _
    ByVal InUndoRedo As Boolean)

    Dim vstoDoc As Document = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(Me.Application.ActiveDocument)
    If NewContentControl.Type = Word.WdContentControlType. _
        wdContentControlRichText Then
        vstoDoc.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl(NewContentControl, _
            "RichTextControl" + NewContentControl.ID)
    End If
End Sub

Remarks

Use this method to add a new RichTextContentControl that is based on a native content control in the document at run time. This is useful when you create a RichTextContentControl at run time, and you want to recreate the same control the next time the document is opened. For more information, see Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time.

public:
 Microsoft::Office::Tools::Word::RichTextContentControl ^ AddRichTextContentControl(Microsoft::Office::Interop::Word::Range ^ range, System::String ^ name);

public Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl AddRichTextContentControl (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Range range, string name);

abstract member AddRichTextContentControl : Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Range * string -> Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl

Public Function AddRichTextContentControl (range As Range, name As String) As RichTextContentControl

Parameters

Returns

The RichTextContentControl that was added to the document.

Exceptions

Examples

The following code example adds a new RichTextContentControl to the beginning of the document.

This version is for a document-level customization. To use this code, paste it into the ThisDocument class in your project, and call the AddRichTextControlAtRange method from the ThisDocument_Startup method.

private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl richTextControl2;

private void AddRichTextControlAtRange()
{
    this.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();

    richTextControl2 = this.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl(this.Paragraphs[1].Range,
        "richTextControl2");
    richTextControl2.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name";
}

Dim richTextControl2 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl

Private Sub AddRichTextControlAtRange()
    Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    richTextControl2 = Me.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl(Me.Paragraphs(1).Range, _
        "richTextControl2")
    richTextControl2.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name"
End Sub

This version is for an application-level add-in that targets the .NET Framework 4 or the .NET Framework 4.5. To use this code, paste it into the ThisAddIn class in your project, and call the AddRichTextControlAtRange method from the ThisAddIn_Startup method.

private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl richTextControl2;

private void AddRichTextControlAtRange()
{
    if (this.Application.ActiveDocument == null)
        return;

    Document vstoDoc = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(this.Application.ActiveDocument);
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();

    richTextControl2 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl(vstoDoc.Paragraphs[1].Range,
        "richTextControl2");
    richTextControl2.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name";
}

Dim richTextControl2 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl

Private Sub AddRichTextControlAtRange()
    If Me.Application.ActiveDocument Is Nothing Then
        Return
    End If

    Dim vstoDoc As Document = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(Me.Application.ActiveDocument)
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    richTextControl2 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl( _
        vstoDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range, _
        "richTextControl2")
    richTextControl2.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name"
End Sub

Remarks

Use this method to add a new RichTextContentControl at a specified range in the document at run time. For more information, see Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time.