ControlCollection.AddPictureContentControl Method (String)

Adds a new PictureContentControl at the current selection in the document.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function AddPictureContentControl ( _
    name As String _
) As PictureContentControl

PictureContentControl AddPictureContentControl(
    string name
)

Parameters

• name
  Type: System.String

  The name of the new control.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.PictureContentControl
The PictureContentControl that was added to the document.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	name is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or has zero length.
ControlNameAlreadyExistsException	A control with the same name is already in the ControlCollection.

Remarks

Use this method to add a new PictureContentControl at the current selection in the document at run time. For more information, see Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time.

Examples

The following code example adds a new PictureContentControl to the beginning of the document. This example assumes that a file named picture.bmp exists in the %UserProfile%\My Documents folder (for Windows XP and earlier) or the %UserProfile%\Documents folder (for Windows Vista).

This version is for a document-level customization. To use this code, paste it into the ThisDocument class in your project, and call the AddPictureControlAtSelection method from the ThisDocument_Startup method.

Dim pictureControl1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.PictureContentControl
Dim bitmap1 As System.Drawing.Bitmap

Private Sub AddPictureControlAtSelection()
    Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.Select()
    pictureControl1 = Me.Controls.AddPictureContentControl("pictureControl1")
    Dim imagePath As String = My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.MyDocuments & _
            "\picture.bmp"
    bitmap1 = New System.Drawing.Bitmap(imagePath, True)
    pictureControl1.Image = bitmap1
End Sub

private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.PictureContentControl pictureControl1;
private System.Drawing.Bitmap bitmap1;

private void AddPictureControlAtSelection()
{
    this.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();
    this.Paragraphs[1].Range.Select();

    pictureControl1 = this.Controls.AddPictureContentControl("pictureControl1");

    string imagePath = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(
        Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) + "\\picture.bmp";
    bitmap1 = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(imagePath, true);
    pictureControl1.Image = bitmap1;
}

This version is for an application-level add-in that targets the .NET Framework 4 or the .NET Framework 4.5. To use this code, paste it into the ThisAddIn class in your project, and call the AddPictureControlAtSelection method from the ThisAddIn_Startup method.

Dim pictureControl1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.PictureContentControl
Dim bitmap1 As System.Drawing.Bitmap

Private Sub AddPictureControlAtSelection()
    If Me.Application.ActiveDocument Is Nothing Then 
        Return 
    End If 

    Dim vstoDoc As Document = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(Me.Application.ActiveDocument)
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range.Select()
    pictureControl1 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddPictureContentControl("pictureControl1")
    Dim imagePath As String = My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.MyDocuments & _
            "\picture.bmp"
    bitmap1 = New System.Drawing.Bitmap(imagePath, True)
    pictureControl1.Image = bitmap1
End Sub

private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.PictureContentControl pictureControl1;
private System.Drawing.Bitmap bitmap1;

private void AddPictureControlAtSelection()
{
    if (this.Application.ActiveDocument == null)
        return;

    Document vstoDoc = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(this.Application.ActiveDocument);
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs[1].Range.Select();

    pictureControl1 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddPictureContentControl("pictureControl1");

    string imagePath = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(
        Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) + "\\picture.bmp";
    bitmap1 = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(imagePath, true);
    pictureControl1.Image = bitmap1;
}

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

ControlCollection Interface

AddPictureContentControl Overload

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word Namespace

Other Resources

Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time

How to: Add Content Controls to Word Documents