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Structured document tags

PHPWord structured document tags (SDTs/content controls) are mapped to native OpenDocument form controls by the ODText writer:

  • plainText becomes form:text.
  • comboBox becomes form:combobox.
  • dropDownList becomes form:listbox.
  • date becomes form:date.

Values and choice labels are written when the corresponding ODF control supports them. Word SDTs have no exact ODF equivalent, so metadata and behavior such as locking and tags do not round-trip exactly.