Content Controls and Automation
As discussed briefly in Chapter 9, the primary method of automation designed for use with Content Controls is the new Word data binding capability. This is XML functionality that enables you to automatically populate controls with content from other sources. Document Property Quick Parts, discussed in Chapter 9, are examples of controls that are dynamically bound to data.
When a control is bound to data, the content in the control automatically updates when the bound data changes. Bound controls are bound in both directions, meaning that you can change data inside the control or inside the source data, and it updates in both locations. Controls can be bound to data in document properties or other custom XML that ...
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