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Microsoft 365 Word For Professionals For Dummies, 2nd Edition
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Microsoft 365 Word For Professionals For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Dan Gookin
May 2025
Beginner
416 pages
9h 28m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 23

Dynamic Templates with Content Controls

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Understanding content controls

Bullet Adding a content control

Bullet Customizing a content control

Bullet Creating fill-in-the-blanks items

Bullet Adding an image content control

Bullet Working with the Date Picker

Bullet Building a Combo Box content control

A template is a marvelous tool for rapid and consistent document creation. You can stuff into the template preset text, styles, graphics, and anything else that makes it easier to start your writing duties. To further bolster a template’s power, you can add content controls.

A content control is a tiny box in which only a specific tidbit of information may reside. It allows you to help the user make specific choices with regard to a document’s content. For example, you can create a fill-in-the-blanks field ...

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ISBN: 9781394323869