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Content Control Check Box

Am I able to set up a Check Box Content Control so that when it is checked a piece of text is inserted at a specific point elsewhere in the document?
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You can use a 'ContentControlOnExit' macro in the document's 'ThisDocument' module for this. the following code shows how you might implement this with a checkbox titled 'MyCheckBox' and a bookmark named 'Destination' in the document.

 

Private Sub Document_ContentControlOnExit(ByVal ContentControl As ContentControl, Cancel As Boolean)
  If ContentControl.Title = "MyCheckBox" Then
    If ContentControl.Checked = True Then
      Call UpdateBookmark("Destination", "Nunc viverra imperdiet enim. Fusce est. Vivamus a tellus." & vbCr)
    Else
      Call UpdateBookmark("Destination", "")
    End If
  End If
End Sub

 

Sub UpdateBookmark(BmkNm As String, NewTxt As String)
Dim BmkRng As Range
With ActiveDocument
  If .Bookmarks.Exists(BmkNm) Then
    Set BmkRng = .Bookmarks(BmkNm).Range
    BmkRng.Text = NewTxt
    .Bookmarks.Add BmkNm, BmkRng
  End If
End With
Set BmkRng = Nothing
End Sub

 

Note that, if the checkbox is unchecked after checking, the inserted content is deleted.

Cheers
Paul Edstein
(Fmr MS MVP - Word)

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Last updated October 5, 2021 Views 224 Applies to: