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 Building Block Content Control (in Word 2016, this is labeled Building Block Gallery Content Control). You can also use a building block control in a form. You can create rich text content controls for each version of the boilerplate text, and then you can use a building block control as the container for the rich text content controls. For example, building block controls are helpful if you're setting up a contract template, and you need to add different boilerplate text depending on the contract's specific requirements. You can use building block controls when you want people to choose a specific block of text. To set specific properties on the control, see Step 4: Set or change properties for content controls. On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click Picture Content Control.

To find out more, go to our release notes page, and under Channel, click Current.Ī picture control is often used for templates, but you can also add a picture control to a form.Ĭlick where you want to insert the control.

To get the update immediately, open any Office 2016 app and click File > Account > Update Options > Update Now. Note: July 11, 2016: If you try to use the picture content control as a template in Office 2016, but you're unable to, update to Office 2016 build.

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