Manually inserted contentControls not found in Word

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Article: https://dev.office.com/reference/add-ins/word/word-add-ins-reference-overview

Issue: Firstly, I added multiple ContentControls manually in Document. Then, I want to list all ContentControls. But, search no result.

Visual Studio 2017 Office 2016

Step1: F5 to Run in VS.

Step2: In Word, Select 'Develop' menu -> 'Insert a plain text content control'

Step3: In right task panel, click search button.

    var docControls = context.document.contentControls;


    docControls.load(["items"]); 

    return context.sync()
        .then(function () {

            console.log(docControls);

        })
        .catch(function (e) {
            console.log(e);
        })

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Juan Balmori · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-30 20:48:28Z

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The only type of content control supported in Office.js is the rich text content control. All the other ones are not yet supported, they are in our backlog but do not have a specific ETA.

answered Oct 30, 2017 at 20:48

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koger23 Over a year ago

Saved my weekend. I spent hours to find out the root cause and it was so difficult to get here. The documentation does not mention this at all.

Rick Kirkham · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-30 17:38:30Z

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EDIT: I can reproduce that Plain Text content controls are not seen. I will follow up with the engineers.

edited Oct 30, 2017 at 17:38

answered Oct 30, 2017 at 3:00

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chengfei heng Over a year ago

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