Word.Interfaces.ContentControlLoadOptions interface

Represents a content control. Content controls are bounded and potentially labeled regions in a document that serve as containers for specific types of content. Individual content controls may contain contents such as images, tables, or paragraphs of formatted text. Currently, only rich text, plain text, and checkbox content controls are supported.

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Properties

$all

Specifying $all for the LoadOptions loads all the scalar properties (e.g.: Range.address) but not the navigational properties (e.g.: Range.format.fill.color).

appearance

Specifies the appearance of the content control. The value can be 'BoundingBox', 'Tags', or 'Hidden'.

cannotDelete

Specifies a value that indicates whether the user can delete the content control. Mutually exclusive with removeWhenEdited.

cannotEdit

Specifies a value that indicates whether the user can edit the contents of the content control.

color

Specifies the color of the content control. Color is specified in '#RRGGBB' format or by using the color name.

font

Gets the text format of the content control. Use this to get and set font name, size, color, and other properties.

id

Gets an integer that represents the content control identifier.

parentContentControl

Gets the content control that contains the content control. Throws an ItemNotFound error if there isn't a parent content control.

placeholderText

Specifies the placeholder text of the content control. Dimmed text will be displayed when the content control is empty.

Note: The set operation for this property isn't supported in Word on the web.

removeWhenEdited

Specifies a value that indicates whether the content control is removed after it is edited. Mutually exclusive with cannotDelete.

style

Specifies the style name for the content control. Use this property for custom styles and localized style names. To use the built-in styles that are portable between locales, see the "styleBuiltIn" property.

tag

Specifies a tag to identify a content control.

text

Gets the text of the content control.

title

Specifies the title for a content control.

type

Gets the content control type. Only rich text, plain text, and checkbox content controls are supported currently.

Property Details

$all

Specifying $all for the LoadOptions loads all the scalar properties (e.g.: Range.address) but not the navigational properties (e.g.: Range.format.fill.color).

$all?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

appearance

Specifies the appearance of the content control. The value can be 'BoundingBox', 'Tags', or 'Hidden'.

appearance?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

cannotDelete

Specifies a value that indicates whether the user can delete the content control. Mutually exclusive with removeWhenEdited.

cannotDelete?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

cannotEdit

Specifies a value that indicates whether the user can edit the contents of the content control.

cannotEdit?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

color

Specifies the color of the content control. Color is specified in '#RRGGBB' format or by using the color name.

color?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

font

Gets the text format of the content control. Use this to get and set font name, size, color, and other properties.

font?: Word.Interfaces.FontLoadOptions;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

id

Gets an integer that represents the content control identifier.

id?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

parentContentControl

Gets the content control that contains the content control. Throws an ItemNotFound error if there isn't a parent content control.

parentContentControl?: Word.Interfaces.ContentControlLoadOptions;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

placeholderText

Specifies the placeholder text of the content control. Dimmed text will be displayed when the content control is empty.

Note: The set operation for this property isn't supported in Word on the web.

placeholderText?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

removeWhenEdited

Specifies a value that indicates whether the content control is removed after it is edited. Mutually exclusive with cannotDelete.

removeWhenEdited?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

style

Specifies the style name for the content control. Use this property for custom styles and localized style names. To use the built-in styles that are portable between locales, see the "styleBuiltIn" property.

style?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

tag

Specifies a tag to identify a content control.

tag?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

text

Gets the text of the content control.

text?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

title

Specifies the title for a content control.

title?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

type

Gets the content control type. Only rich text, plain text, and checkbox content controls are supported currently.

type?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]