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Stated simply, content control mapping is a process of binding content controls to a XML node.

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Note: The basic concept of this method was proposed by former Word MVP and friend Peter Jamieson.Īs with Method 1, all of the required VBA code is available in the 'ThisDocument' module of the VB Project of the template which you can download using the link at the end of this tips page.Ī complete discussion of content control mapping is beyond the scope of this tips page. While this method uses the built-in events, it is significantly more complicated and unfortunately, after hours and hours of testing and experimentation, I discovered that the controls and processes will not perform as expected when the user applies editing restrictions to the document. Method 2 utilities content control mapping and the pseudo 'OnChange' property of the built-in Document_ConentControlBeforeStoreUpdate event. Method 2 - Content Control Mapping and Built-In Document Event The add-in is described in more detail later in this tips page.

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Accordingly, I've created a full featured Word Template Add-In that facilitates creating ADCAP content control check boxes for you automatically. The following illustrates a properly tagged check box used as an option button and a properly tagged optional user defined text content control.ĭefining and tagging a large number of content controls can be tedious. The optional user defined option button ext field must be the last option button in the group and be tag 'optGrp#_Text (where '#' represents the associated group ID number).Each group can have up to ninety-nine option buttons.The group ID number and identifier must be separated using an underscore symbol '_'.Each check box and optional user defined text content control must be tagged using the content control properties dialog with the prefix 'optGrp,' a group ID number and an item identifier.The key is the careful application of 'tags' to your check boxes and the optional user defined text content controls. Your documents may have one or more mutually exclusive content control option button groups. Note: The optional 'Other/Please Specify' shown in the video is a feature of Method 1 and the Add-In only. Additional code is provided to facilitate an optional 'Other/Please Specify' content control checkbox and corresponding plain text content control as shown in the video.When a check box of interest is checked, either by a mouse entry or monitored state change, the custom Document_ContentControlOnChange procedure is used to ensure all other content control check boxes with a similar tag group ID prefix are then unchecked.A separate monitor procedure is initiated to continuously monitor the content control of interest for any additional state change while the user is 'in' the check box.This state change is immediately and automatically passed to the custom Document_ContentControlOnChange event procedure. Entering a check box content control using a mouse click triggers an automatic state change. A function is used to determine if the content control was entered by using a mouse click.Only check box content controls tagged using the prefix 'optGrp' are are considered 'of interest' and processed further.

The built-in Document_ContentControlOnEnter event is used to detect when a content control is entered and determine if it is a content control of interest.While the code may appear daunting to novices, it is really quite simple and works basically like this: VBA code in the custom event procedure ensures that only one option button in a defined group can be in the checked state at any given time.Īll of the required VBA code is available in the 'ThisDocument' module of the VB Project of the template which you can download using the link at the end of this tips page. Method 1 employs an adaptation of my Content Control Custom Events technique, a careful convention for defining the content control 'tag' property, and a little VBA wizardry.

Method 1 - Custom Document_ConentControlOnChange Event

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