lining up graphics with text

[Vonnie]

I am creating a form which needs check boxes in front the
text. The problem is the boxes I created don't always
line up with text, they are either slightly above or below
the horizontal line of the text. The way I created the
boxes was to shrink a shape and copy to the page. Even
minimizing the shape does nothing to change the alignment
to the text.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It's never very satisfactory to try to use AutoShapes for check boxes. There
are several other options. The Wingdings font and other symbol fonts contain
a variety of boxes that can be used for check boxes, but the type I prefer
is one created with an EQ field. Here's how to do it:

1. Press Ctrl+F9 to insert a pair of field delimiters (the things that look
like braces but can't be entered from the keyboard).

2. Between them type

EQ \x (°°°)

where each ° represents a space. This will give you

{ EQ \x (°°°) }

3. Press F9. You'll see a square box with a space after it. If you don't
want the space, press Alt+F9 to toggle the field code, delete the space
between the closing parenthesis and the closing brace, Alt+F9 again, then F9
to update.

You can copy/paste this field as needed or save it as an AutoText entry for
future use.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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[Graham Mayor]

For check boxes, use the appropriate symbol from the Wingdings 2 font.

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