{"id":33980,"date":"2024-07-19T15:43:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T13:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/?p=33980"},"modified":"2024-07-19T15:43:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T13:43:28","slug":"m-files-microsoft-office-365-multi-select-list-property-in-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/m-files-microsoft-office-365-multi-select-list-property-in-word\/","title":{"rendered":"M-Files &amp; Microsoft Office 365: multi-select list property in Word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One must admit that M-Files Microsoft Office 365 integration is just awesome. It allows you to interact with your beloved Knowledge Workers content services Platform through Microsoft Office 365 products. Judge by yourself M-Files ribbon in Microsoft Office Word:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_Ribbon_framed.png\" alt=\"M-Files ribbon in Word \" class=\"wp-image-34117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_Ribbon_framed.png 902w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_Ribbon_framed-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_Ribbon_framed-768x188.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At least, If you are quite familiar with these functions, you may have already worked with &#8220;Insert Property&#8221; option in order to automate filing a Word document (set as standard or template in M-Files) with related M-Files metadata properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-principle\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Principle<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, fill automatically text fields or cells in one template with the selected properties when a user creates a new document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Very simple example illustration: create a Word file template listing document, add a title using M-Files metadata &#8220;Name or title&#8221; corresponding property<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on &#8220;Insert Property&#8221; button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M-Files &#8220;Insert M-Files Property&#8221; dialog opens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Double-click on &#8220;Name or title&#8221; property to add corresponding &#8220;Current Value&#8221; to Word document right where you placed your cursor  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_Insert-properties_pop-up_framed-1024x1007.png\" alt=\"&quot;Insert M-Files property&quot; Word dialog\" class=\"wp-image-34120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_Insert-properties_pop-up_framed-1024x1007.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_Insert-properties_pop-up_framed-300x295.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_Insert-properties_pop-up_framed-768x755.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_Insert-properties_pop-up_framed.png 1030w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_title_inserted_relationship_framed-1024x573.png\" alt=\"Word document title inserted from M-Files &quot;Name or Title&quot; property\" class=\"wp-image-34124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_title_inserted_relationship_framed-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_title_inserted_relationship_framed-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_title_inserted_relationship_framed-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_title_inserted_relationship_framed-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_title_inserted_relationship_framed.png 1770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Easy and very helpful.<br>Until there, no such a big deal, you may think. In a sense, I concur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-multi-select-value-list-property\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Multi-select value list property<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From time to time, you may have to deal with one particular M-Files metadata property data type i.e &#8220;<em>Choose from list (multi-select)<\/em>&#8220;, such as in below &#8220;<em>Job title<\/em>&#8221; example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Job-title_List_data_property_example_framed.png\" alt=\"&quot;Job title&quot; M-Files property list definition\" class=\"wp-image-34127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Job-title_List_data_property_example_framed.png 547w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Job-title_List_data_property_example_framed-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Insert this kind of property inside your Word document template, just like any others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, suppose linking your Word document template object to a Workflow (main <em>M-Files Knowledge Workers Business admin core activity<\/em>, isn&#8217;t it ?). Consider you need to populate several fields with multi-select list values. Furthermore those values are empty during the very first state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contextualizing\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Contextualizing<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>* One simple Word document (<em>Job title listing<\/em>) flagged as &#8220;<em>Is template<\/em>&#8221; via M-Files property<br>* One M-Files metadata property (<em>job title<\/em>) set as multi-select data list among potentially others<br><br>1st difficulty that arises you may think about is the number of element management in the list. Since end user is free to add 1 to N elements available from the predefined list, it will be hard to anticipate it and set it accordingly unless your Workflow and Business case specifications lead you to control it through the different states. <br>In other words, either you control in advance the whole element list values you&#8217;d like to add in your target Microsoft Office 365 document or you will have to compose with the expected needs to insert these fields accordingly (probably by developing or scripting a bit) to achieve your goal without producing a document with missing or blank field values. I will leave this to reader expertise. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Job-tile_list_show_framed-1024x326.png\" alt=\"M-Files &quot;Job title&quot; multi-select list example\" class=\"wp-image-34129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Job-tile_list_show_framed-1024x326.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Job-tile_list_show_framed-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Job-tile_list_show_framed-768x245.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Job-tile_list_show_framed-1536x490.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Job-tile_list_show_framed.png 1678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-back-to-word-template-document-structure\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Back to Word template document structure<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s assume we have only 2 job titles values in our list. <br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Remember<\/span>, in our case, &#8220;<em>job title<\/em>&#8221; list isn&#8217;t filled in yet and left blank.<br>Fire, check out, open my Word file template and insert both fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_test-new_Job-title_file_part1_framed-1024x520.png\" alt=\"New Word document created from M-files template's one\" class=\"wp-image-34133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_test-new_Job-title_file_part1_framed-1024x520.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_test-new_Job-title_file_part1_framed-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_test-new_Job-title_file_part1_framed-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_test-new_Job-title_file_part1_framed-1536x780.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_test-new_Job-title_file_part1_framed.png 1898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"983\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_check-out_framed-1.png\" alt=\"M-Files check out dialog box\" class=\"wp-image-34137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_check-out_framed-1.png 983w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_check-out_framed-1-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_check-out_framed-1-768x271.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hum &#8230; looks like something is not fully accessible:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"942\" height=\"977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_Job-title1_update_part1_framed.png\" alt=\"M-Files &quot;Job title&quot; property list insert details available in Word\" class=\"wp-image-34139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_Job-title1_update_part1_framed.png 942w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_Job-title1_update_part1_framed-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_Job-title1_update_part1_framed-768x797.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>See, only insert &#8220;<em>Job title<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Job title #1<\/em>&#8221; list value seems to be available!<br>Anyway, let&#8217;s add them both, save our template document and check in it back to M-Files control:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_Job-title1_update_part2_framed.png\" alt=\"All &quot;Job title&quot; M-Files list property fields inserted into Word document\" class=\"wp-image-34142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_Job-title1_update_part2_framed.png 940w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_Job-title1_update_part2_framed-283x300.png 283w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_Job-title1_update_part2_framed-768x813.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To test and look at the content, I created a new document based on this template and selected 2 values from &#8220;<em>Job title<\/em>&#8221; list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_test-new_Job-title_file_part2_framed.png\" alt=\"New &quot;Job title listing - test&quot; Word document M-Files metadata properties\" class=\"wp-image-34147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_test-new_Job-title_file_part2_framed.png 647w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_test-new_Job-title_file_part2_framed-259x300.png 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_test-new_Job-title_file_part3_framed.png\" alt=\"New &quot;Job title listing - test&quot; Word document with M-Files metadata properties values content displayed\" class=\"wp-image-34150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_test-new_Job-title_file_part3_framed.png 1014w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_test-new_Job-title_file_part3_framed-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_test-new_Job-title_file_part3_framed-768x467.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, I guess you get the point. We have &#8220;<em>Job title<\/em>&#8221; M-Files property which is a kind of CSV with semicolon containing all list values set on M-Files metadata card&#8217;s document. Then &#8220;<em>Job title #1<\/em>&#8221; corresponding to the first value set at first position on &#8220;<em>Job title<\/em>&#8221; list property.<br>OK, but what&#8217;s about interacting with other list values, then ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-solution-workaround\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Solution \/ Workaround<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, this behavior should not confuse you . This is the way it is and is not really a <em>bug<\/em>. In order to retrieve the second &#8220;<em>Consultant<\/em>&#8221; value, let&#8217;s edit the field in Word to better understand its construction.<br>Check out Word template file, place your cursor into the first M-Files property field inserted corresponding to &#8220;<em>Job title #1<\/em>&#8221; and right click to pop-up &#8220;<em>Toggle Fields Codes<\/em>&#8221; option:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_toggle-field-code_part1_framed.png\" alt=\"Word &quot;Toggle Fields Codes&quot; option dialog\" class=\"wp-image-34153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_toggle-field-code_part1_framed.png 821w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_toggle-field-code_part1_framed-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_toggle-field-code_part1_framed-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_toggle-field-code_part2_framed.png\" alt=\"Word &quot;Job title #1&quot; DOCPROPERTY details\" class=\"wp-image-34156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_toggle-field-code_part2_framed.png 707w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_toggle-field-code_part2_framed-300x101.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we are with this wonderful string &#8220;<em><mark style=\"background-color:#7bdcb5\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MFiles_PG<\/mark><\/em><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><mark style=\"background-color:#8ed1fc\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">12B4EA3AD6924B1BA8C780532C5E43BA<\/mark><\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#abb8c3\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">n1<\/mark><\/strong><\/em>&#8220;. If you are quite familiar with M-Files, you shall identify <strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><mark style=\"background-color:#8ed1fc\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">12B4EA3AD6924B1BA8C780532C5E43BA<\/mark><\/span><\/em><\/strong> as the unique ID registered for &#8220;<em>Job title<\/em>&#8221; property:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_PD-JobTitle_UniqueID_framed.png\" alt=\"M-Files &quot;Job title&quot; metadata list property advanced definition settings \" class=\"wp-image-34159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_PD-JobTitle_UniqueID_framed.png 442w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_PD-JobTitle_UniqueID_framed-300x89.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally guess that <em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#abb8c3\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">n1<\/mark><\/strong><\/em> at the end corresponds to value list position set. I&#8217;m pretty sure, now, you know how to handle it. <br>Check out Word template document, duplicate this field and increment <em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#abb8c3\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">n1<\/mark><\/strong><\/em> to <em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#abb8c3\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">n2<\/mark><\/strong><\/em>, save and check in it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_field1field2_updated_part1_framed.png\" alt=\"Word &quot;Job title #1&quot; and &quot;Job title #2&quot; DOCPROPERTY added\" class=\"wp-image-34162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_field1field2_updated_part1_framed.png 727w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_field1field2_updated_part1_framed-300x102.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_final-test_part1_framed-1024x512.png\" alt=\"Final test: create new Word document from M-Files template with all &quot;Job title&quot; property list values\" class=\"wp-image-34166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_final-test_part1_framed-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_final-test_part1_framed-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_final-test_part1_framed-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_final-test_part1_framed-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_final-test_part1_framed.png 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_final-test_part3_framed-1024x513.png\" alt=\"Final test: review new Word document content with all &quot;Job title&quot; property list values\" class=\"wp-image-34169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_final-test_part3_framed-1024x513.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_final-test_part3_framed-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_final-test_part3_framed-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_final-test_part3_framed-1536x769.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_final-test_part3_framed.png 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/M-Files_Word_template_final-test_part4_framed-1024x513.png\" alt=\"Final test completed: all &quot;Job title&quot; 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