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ContentControlListEntry.Text property (Word)

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Returns or sets a String that represents the display text of a list item for a drop-down list or combo box content control. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.Text

expression An expression that returns a ContentControlListEntry object.

Remarks

List entries must have unique display names. Attempting to change the Text property to a string that already exists in the list of entries raises a run-time error.

Example

The following example capitalizes the first character, if it is lowercase, in the display text of each list item.

Dim objCC As ContentControl 
Dim objLE As ContentControlListEntry 
Dim strFirst As String 
 
For Each objCC In ActiveDocument.ContentControls 
 If objCC.Type = wdContentControlComboBox Or objCC.Type = wdContentControlDropdownList Then 
 For Each objLE In objCC.DropdownListEntries 
 strFirst = Left(objLE.Text, 1) 
 
 If strFirst = LCase(strFirst) Then 
 objLE.Text = UCase(strFirst) & Right(objLe.Text, Len(objLe.Text) - 1) 
 End If 
 Next 
 End If 
Next

The following example sets the value for the list item based on the contents of the display text.

Dim objCc As ContentControl 
Dim objLe As ContentControlListEntry 
Dim strText As String 
Dim strChar As String 
 
Set objCc = ActiveDocument.ContentControls(3) 
 
For Each objLE In objCC.DropdownListEntries 
 If objLE.Text <> "Other" Then 
 strText = objLE.Text 
 objLE.Value = "My favorite animal is the " & strText & "." 
 End If 
Next

See also

ContentControlListEntry Object

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