TX Text Control provides support for many field types including proprietary TextFields, MS Word compatible ApplicationFields, Content Control and legacy MS Word compatible FormFields.

When using fields from other applications such as MS Word, there are different options to handle these fields.

On loading a document, the ApplicationFieldFormat property can be used to specify how a field is imported. The following code shows how to load the document and to enable MS Word compatible fields:

TXTextControl.LoadSettings ls = new TXTextControl.LoadSettings() {
    ApplicationFieldFormat = TXTextControl.ApplicationFieldFormat.MSWord
};

textControl1.Load("test.docx", TXTextControl.StreamType.WordprocessingML, ls);

LoadSettings

When importing fields, 3 relevant options can be specified:

• None

  Textfields supported through other applications are not imported as ApplicationFields. Formfields are imported as TextControl FormFields.

• MSWord

  Fields which are supported and defined through Microsoft Word are imported as ApplicationFields. The LoadSettings.ApplicationFieldTypeNames property can be used to select particular types of fields.

• MSWordTXFormFields

  Fields which are supported and defined through Microsoft Word are imported as ApplicationFields with an exception of form fields. Form fields such as comboboxes, checkboxes and form textfields are imported as TextControl FormFields.

Field Overview

The table below shows how fields are imported based on the specified LoadSettings: