![]() ![]() Have you considered the much simpler Bookmark and Cross Reference? I find this works well to repeat names and titles and such on the fly. Surely, there has to be an easier way without using VBA, Macro’s, just a simple solution to link text to each other so that it automatically updates in the body, header and footer without doing any sort of dodgy hacks? To reference the text inside the Plain Text Content Control, I am using STYLEREF like so: which when wrapped properly, shows the forename as Jane I’m not well versed on Microsoft Word and have only found this ‘way’ of doing things in approximately a day or two, so I am checking that I am doing this the right way to prevent issues further down the line. The documents that I will be creating will have numerous references to the Plain Text Content Controls I have previously mentioned and there may well be a lot more in the future. This setup for the surname Plain Text Content Control is exactly the same, except for the tag name and style name, which is ‘surname’. This style has not been edited anyway and only the styles name has been changed. I have created a new style with the same name as the Plain Text Content Control tag called ‘forename’. I do not want the box to be able to be deleted, although this document will NOT be restricted. The first Plain Text Content Control has the following properties: Once you are done changing the properties, click on OK to save these changes.I have uploaded a document which explains with pictures what am I am doing, however I will paste the text in this message just in case anyone does not feel comfortable downloading and opening a random word file from the internet.Īs you can see above, this is a simple table and in the second column are two Plain Text Content Controls. If you want users to modify the content control but not delete it then check the box next to Content Control cannot be deleted. There are content control options available in the Locking section that prevent them from being deleted or edited. You can change the color to any color of your choice or keep it Automatic.Ĭheck the box next to Use a style to format text typed into the empty control and choose a style from the dropdown box next to Style. Using the dropdown list next to Show as you can either choose Bounding Box, Start/End Tag, or None to control the appearance of the content control in the document. You can now give a title in the textbox next to Title. With the rich text content control selected, click on the Properties button to open the Content Control Properties window. Next, click on the Design Mode button again to turn off the Design mode. The bounding box will have changed and you can now change the text within it to whatever you want. To modify the design of the content control, click on the Design Mode button in the Controls group to turn on the Design mode. This inserts a new field with a bounding box. Next, click on the Rich Text Content Control box in the Controls group to add rich text content control. Then, select the Developer tab in the Ribbon menu. Click on a location in the document where you want to add a control. Insert and Change Rich Text Content Control When you go back to Word you will see the Developer tab enabled in the Ribbon menu. ![]() On the right side, in the box below Customize the Ribbon, locate the Developer tab in the list of tabs displayed.Ĭheck the box next to Developer to enable the Developer tab. Once the Word Options window is open, go to the Customize Ribbon tab in the left pane. Then, select the Options tab to open the Word Options window. ![]()
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