To create a list of choices, click Add under Combo Box Properties or Drop-Down List Properties. Select the content control, and then on the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click Properties. On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click the Combo Box Content Control or Drop-Down List Content Control. In a drop-down list, users can only select from the list of choices. In a combo box, users can select from a list of choices that you provide or they can type in their own information. On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click Picture Control. Ĭlick where you want to insert the control. On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click Rich Text Content Control or the Plain Text Content Control. In the document, click where you want to insert the control. If you want to limit what users add, insert the plain text content control. In a rich text content control, users can format text as bold or italic, and they can type multiple paragraphs. Insert a text control where users can enter text On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click Design Mode, and then insert the controls that you want. In the list, select the Developer check box, and then click OK. Under Customize the Ribbon, select Main Tabs. After you convert the document or template, save it.īefore you can add content controls, you need to show the Developer tab. To use content controls, you must convert the document to the Word 2013 file format by clicking File > Info > Convert, and then clicking OK. Note: If content controls are not available, you may have opened a document or a template that was created in an earlier version of Word.

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