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<h1 id="hd_id21672742797240"><variable id="h1"><link href="text/swriter/guide/contentcontrols.xhp">Using Content Controls in %PRODUCTNAME Writer</link></variable></h1>
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<h2 id="hd_id621672745482542">Using Rich Text Content Control</h2>
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<paragraph id="par_id251672747811027" role="listitem"><variable id="optionally">Optionally, select <emph>Content is placeholder text</emph>, add a <emph>Title</emph> and a <emph>Tag</emph>.</variable></paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id201672750353603" role="listitem"><variable id="clickok">Click <emph>OK</emph> to close the <link href="text/swriter/01/contentcontrol00.xhp"><emph>Content Control Properties</emph></link> dialog.</variable></paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id271672768162997" role="listitem">To insert rich text, click in the control and type the text.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id111672745487857">Using Plain Text Content Control</h2>
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<paragraph id="par_id541672768139134" role="listitem">To insert plain text, click in the control and type the text.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id911672745492634">Using Picture Content Control</h2>
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<paragraph id="par_id581672749185614" role="listitem">Click on the picture placeholder to open the <emph>Insert Image</emph> dialog, and select the image file. The image is anchored <link href="text/swriter/guide/anchor_object.xhp"><emph>as-character</emph></link> in the document.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id351672745497657">Using Check Box Content Control</h2>
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<paragraph id="par_id361672750636766" role="listitem">Choose the checked and unchecked characters for the check box. Use the <widget>Select</widget> button to open the <link href="text/shared/01/04100000.xhp"><emph>Special Character</emph></link> dialog and choose another character.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id721672767988766" role="listitem">Click on the check box to check or uncheck it.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id321672745501882">Using Drop-down List Content Control</h2>
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<paragraph id="par_id051672748761130" localize="false" role="listitem"><embedvar href="text/swriter/guide/contentcontrols.xhp#optionally" markup="ignore"/></paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id131672752219184" role="listitem">In the <emph>List Items</emph> box:</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id361672751921825" role="listitem">Use the <widget>Add</widget> button to add a new entry, entering the display name and the value of the item in the <emph>Content Control List Item Property</emph> dialog.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id951672751926433" role="listitem">Use the <widget>Modify</widget> button to change the name and value pair of the selected entry.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id741672751931470" role="listitem">Use the <widget>Remove</widget> button to delete the selected entry of the list.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id41672751936178" role="listitem">Use the <widget>Move Up</widget> and <widget>Move Down</widget> buttons to position the selected entry in the list, respectively.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id721672767925728" role="listitem">To insert a content, click on the control to open the drop-down list, select one of the items displayed.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id61672745506193">Using Combo Box List Content Control</h2>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id771672755699159">Different from the <emph>Content Control Drop-down List</emph>, the <emph>Combo Box List</emph> allows you to directly insert text in the box, or choose one of the items in the list.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id841672755499287" role="listitem">Follow instructions for the <emph>Content Control Drop-down List</emph> to insert display names and values to the list.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id961672767890705" role="listitem">To insert a content, click on the control to open a drop-down list, select one of the items displayed or type your custom text.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id221672745510196">Using Date Content Control</h2>
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<paragraph id="par_id391672755927187" role="listitem">Choose one of the date formats in the <emph>Date Format</emph> list.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id291672767767937" role="listitem">To insert a date, click on the control to open a calendar object and choose the date.</paragraph>
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