Help with form

[Cowtoon]

I'm creating a fairly simple form.
I want to put a couple of checkboxes into a few of the table cells, however,
it would seem that I have to lock the table to activate the check boxes.
However, you probably know that locking the cell, locks the entire table, and
nothing can be typed in any of the other cells. This isn't what I want.

Is there a way work work around this or do I have to put in a text field in
all the other cells, where text will be added at another time.

This form will be reused over and over again, so I'd really like to set this
up so that it's easy to enter information.
Thanks.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm and
especially the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

If you want to use formfield checkboxes, you need to lock the section (which
would include the entire table since a table can't span sections). There are
a number of ways to create and use clickable checkboxes in documents /
templates. Some require protected or locked forms, others do not. Take a
look at the Checkbox template available at
http://www.addbalance.com/word/download.htm#CheckboxAddIn for an exploration
of these.

What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this
in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

Hope this helps,