Word JS API - Add checkbox and dropdown content control

Word JS API - Add checkbox and dropdown content control
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 Jul 28 2022
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Working on it

Currently only rich text content controls are available through Word API (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/word/word.contentcontrol?view=word-js-preview#word-word-contentcontrol-type-member)

Could you please add also other types of content control? 

In particular in my company we need DropDown and CheckBox.

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Microsoft

We are looking into the requirements here. Can you also fill the Forms survey below? 

https://aka.ms/WordAPI

 

Thanks.

Iron Contributor

Hi @Yun_Wang , I have submitted the survey.

Thanks

Microsoft

Awesome! This definitely will help us to prioritize future work. Thanks.

Brass Contributor

@lindalu-MSFT 
This would be a great extension

Microsoft
Status changed to: Working on it
 
Microsoft

Checkbox content control is now supported in Word API 1.7 release: Word JavaScript API requirement set 1.7 - Office Add-ins | Microsoft Learn

Copper Contributor

@Yun_Wang Are there plans/or working on support for the other content control types as well?

Copper Contributor

+1 

I would also be very interested in dropdown support.

I was able to develop a working prototype of my application in VBA, but now I need to rewrite it in JS for production.

I filled out the survey form.

Thank you

Microsoft

@Sjoerd112 Can you submit new request for the new content control types?

Microsoft

@pascalbourut Thanks for submitting the request. Dropdown is in our pipeline, and I will update this post if there's new information.

Copper Contributor

Thank you @Yun_Wang 

This is good news. Any idea on the timeline for this update?

 

Copper Contributor

@Yun_Wang Oke, i wil make a new request.

Copper Contributor