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ControlCollection.AddRichTextContentControl Method (Range, String)

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Adds a new RichTextContentControl at the specified range in the document.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function AddRichTextContentControl ( _
    range As Range, _
    name As String _
) As RichTextContentControl

RichTextContentControl AddRichTextContentControl(
    Range range,
    string name
)

Parameters

  • range
    Type: Range

    A Range that provides the bounds for the new control.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl
The RichTextContentControl that was added to the document.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

name is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or has zero length.
ControlNameAlreadyExistsException

A control with the same name is already in the ControlCollection.

Remarks

Use this method to add a new RichTextContentControl at a specified range in the document at run time. For more information, see Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time.

Examples

The following code example adds a new RichTextContentControl to the beginning of the document.

This version is for a document-level customization. To use this code, paste it into the ThisDocument class in your project, and call the AddRichTextControlAtRange method from the ThisDocument_Startup method.

Dim richTextControl2 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl

Private Sub AddRichTextControlAtRange()
    Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    richTextControl2 = Me.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl(Me.Paragraphs(1).Range, _
        "richTextControl2")
    richTextControl2.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name" 
End Sub

private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl richTextControl2;

private void AddRichTextControlAtRange()
{
    this.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();

    richTextControl2 = this.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl(this.Paragraphs[1].Range,
        "richTextControl2");
    richTextControl2.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name";
}

This version is for an application-level add-in that targets the .NET Framework 4 or the .NET Framework 4.5. To use this code, paste it into the ThisAddIn class in your project, and call the AddRichTextControlAtRange method from the ThisAddIn_Startup method.

Dim richTextControl2 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl

Private Sub AddRichTextControlAtRange()
    If Me.Application.ActiveDocument Is Nothing Then 
        Return 
    End If 

    Dim vstoDoc As Document = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(Me.Application.ActiveDocument)
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    richTextControl2 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl( _
        vstoDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range, _
        "richTextControl2")
    richTextControl2.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name" 
End Sub

private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.RichTextContentControl richTextControl2;

private void AddRichTextControlAtRange()
{
    if (this.Application.ActiveDocument == null)
        return;

    Document vstoDoc = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(this.Application.ActiveDocument);
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();

    richTextControl2 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddRichTextContentControl(vstoDoc.Paragraphs[1].Range,
        "richTextControl2");
    richTextControl2.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name";
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ControlCollection Interface

AddRichTextContentControl Overload

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word Namespace

Other Resources

Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time

How to: Add Content Controls to Word Documents