Content Controls
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Content controls are the main mechanism to delineate content in WordprocessingML documents.
- Video of use of Document Generation Example
- Release of V1 of Simple DOCX Generation System
- Changing the Schema for this Open XML Document Generation System
- Release of V2 of Doc Gen System: XPath in Content Controls
- Change the Schema for Simple Free Doc Generation System
- What is the glossary document used for?
- Custom XML Parts and Content Controls
First version of this document generation system that is driven by C# code that you write in content controls in a Word document. As an intro, he has recorded a small screen-cast that shows the doc gen system in action. (Article,Video)
This is a preliminary version of a simple DOCX generation system, which you can download, unzip, and try. This article lists two screen casts, first 90 second screen-cast shows how to run the doc gen system after you download and unzip the zip file.The second 2 1/2 minute video shows using the document generation system at scale. It shows generating 3000 documents in under a minute. (Article,Video)
In the following screen cast shows the process of adjusting the XML data that drives the document generation system, as well as adjusting the template document to use that data. (Article,Video)
In this post, I release V2 of this simple document generation example. I provide a 2-minute screen-cast that shows the document generation process, generating 3000 documents in less than 30 seconds. (Article,Video)
Three minute screen-cast that demonstrates changing the schema for simple document generation system that you configure by placing XPath expressions in content controls. (Article,Video)
The glossary part is used for the placeholder text for content controls. In DOTX, it is used for the content for quick parts. This 3 minute video demonstrates these two uses. It also shows a little trick you can do with content controls and the glossary part. (Video)
Using custom XML parts and content controls, we can create smarter documents that provide needed functionality for users. Content controls and custom XML parts enable us to integrate business data with content in a document. In addition, content controls can be used to delineate data or content in a document. (Video)