For example, if you italicize one word of a sentence that is in a plain text control, all the text inside the control is italicized.įills the content control with a single image. It cannot contain other items, such as tables, pictures, or other content controls.Īll or nothing formatting.
Content ControlsĪ rich text control can contain custom formatted text or other items, such as tables, pictures, or other content controls.īefore Word 2013, rich text controls cannot be bound to an XML data node.Ī plain text content control is limited to plain text in a single or multiple paragraphs. Some of these controls are not available or have less capability in earlier versions. Table 1 below provides a general description of the ten types of content controls available in Word 2013. I call them 'Word's Diamonds in the Rough' because, despite their enormous potential, Microsoft has failed miserably in resolving long standing bugs and in providing enhancements to functionality to fully realize this potential.
This Microsoft Word Help & Microsoft Word Tips page serves to introduce Content Controls and list links to several more specific articles on Content Controls that are available on this website.Ĭontent controls were introduced with the release of Word 2007 and have changed little with the subsequent release of Word 2010.
