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ContentControl Properties (Word)

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Properties

Name

Description

AllowInsertDeleteSection

Gets or sets whether users can add or remove sections from the specified repeating section content control by using the user interface.

Appearance

Returns or sets the appearance of the content control. Read/write WdContentControlAppearance.

Application

Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.

BuildingBlockCategory

Returns or sets a String that represents the category for a building block content control. Read/write.

BuildingBlockType

Returns or sets a WdBuildingBlockTypes constant that represents they type of building block for a building block content control. Read/write.

Checked

Returns or sets a Boolean that represents the current state (checked/unchecked) for a check box. Read/Write.

Color

Returns or sets the color of the content control. Read/write WdColor.

Creator

Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the add-in was created. Read-only Long.

DateCalendarType

Returns or sets a WdCalendarType constant that represents the calendar type for a calendar content control. Read/write.

DateDisplayFormat

Returns or sets a String that represents the format in which dates are displayed. Read/write.

DateDisplayLocale

Returns a WdLanguageID that represents the language format for the date displayed in a date content control. Read/write.

DateStorageFormat

Returns or sets a WdContentControlDateStorageFormat that represents the format for storage and retrieval of dates when a date content control is bound to the XML data store of the active document. Read/write.

DefaultTextStyle

Returns or sets a Variant that represents the name of the character style to use to format text in a text content control. Read/write.

DropdownListEntries

Returns a ContentControlListEntries collection that represents the items in a drop-down list content control or in a combo box content control. Read-only.

ID

Returns a String that represents the identification for a content control. Read-only.

Level

Returns the level of the content control—whether the content control surrounds text, paragraphs, table cells, or table rows; or if it is inline. Read-only WdContentControlLevel.

LockContentControl

Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether the user can delete a content control from the active document. Read/write.

LockContents

Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether the user can edit the contents of a content control. Read/write.

MultiLine

Returns a Boolean that represents whether a text content control allows multiple lines of text. Read/write.

Parent

Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified ContentControl object.

ParentContentControl

Returns a ContentControl that represents the parent content control for a content control that is nested inside a rich-text control or group control. Read-only.

PlaceholderText

Returns a BuildingBlock object that represents the placeholder text for a content control. Read-only.

Range

Returns a Range that represents the contents of the content control in the active document. Read-only.

RepeatingSectionItems

Returns the collection of repeating section items in the specified repeating section content control. Read-only.

RepeatingSectionItemTitle

Returns or sets the name of the repeating section items used in the context menu associated with the specified repeating section content control. Read/write.

ShowingPlaceholderText

Returns a Boolean that indicates whether the placeholder text for the content control is displayed. Read-only.

Tag

Returns or sets a String that represents a value to identify a content control. Read/write.

Temporary

Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether to remove a content control from the active document when the user edits the contents of the control. Read/write.

Title

Returns or sets a String that represents the title for a content control. Read/write.

Type

Returns or sets a WdContentControlType that represents the type for a content control. Read/write.

XMLMapping

Returns an XMLMapping object that represents the mapping of a content control to XML data in the data store of a document. Read-only.