Radio Button while creating a questionnaire in Word

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Sachin

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I cannot locate a radio button that I can insert in a questionnaire that I am working on. I was able to do that in a college computer which has Word 2007 installed. Does anyone know how I can do that in Word 2008?

Thanks in advance.
Sachin
 
J

John McGhie

You can't. Radio Buttons require VBA, and Word 2008 does not have it.

Cheers


Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I cannot locate a radio button that I can insert in a questionnaire that I am
working on. I was able to do that in a college computer which has Word 2007
installed. Does anyone know how I can do that in Word 2008?

Thanks in advance.
Sachin
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CyberTaz

Hey John -

When you have a chance please elaborate on this or point me to some
resources. AFAIK, Option Buttons are nothing more than graphic devices
identical to check boxes except for their appearance - they can be used as
simple boolean indicators of Yes/No, On/Off, etc. MS simply doesn't offer
them as a Form design element. My impression is that's the case because of
the *convention* that suggests they be used in Option Groups where any one
option cancels any previously selected option rather than for individual
stand-alone selections.

I don't even see where VBA is involved by necessity in Option Groups. OS X
uses them in a variety of Preference settings, Appearance being only one
example. Other software does too. In fact, MS employs them in Word 2008,
though sparingly... The Page Numbering - Number Format dialog, for example.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
 
J

John McGhie

Hi Bob:

I agree with you completely :)

Logically, Option Buttons (Radio Buttons) should not require the use of VBA.

"Something" has to connect the buttons (if they are true Radio Buttons)
since all in a group have to know the state of each other.

In VBA, the group is treated as a single control, and returns a single value
indicating which one was checked.

Of course they could do this in AppleScript, and let's hope they do, in the
next version.

Cheers

Hey John -

When you have a chance please elaborate on this or point me to some
resources. AFAIK, Option Buttons are nothing more than graphic devices
identical to check boxes except for their appearance - they can be used as
simple boolean indicators of Yes/No, On/Off, etc. MS simply doesn't offer
them as a Form design element. My impression is that's the case because of
the *convention* that suggests they be used in Option Groups where any one
option cancels any previously selected option rather than for individual
stand-alone selections.

I don't even see where VBA is involved by necessity in Option Groups. OS X
uses them in a variety of Preference settings, Appearance being only one
example. Other software does too. In fact, MS employs them in Word 2008,
though sparingly... The Page Numbering - Number Format dialog, for example.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
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lizardnine

Hi John,

I can't figure out how to group the radio buttons - I want to lock the
document and the user pick one out of five choices. Then on the next line, I
want them to pick one of five again, and so on for about 40 questions. I
can't figure out how to group each line so the choice on the next line
doesn't cancel the previous ones. If this isn't possible, can I use
checkboxes?

Thanks,
Lindsey
 
J

John McGhie

Which version of Word?

Mac Word 2008 does not HAVE Radio Buttons.

Sorry.


Hi John,

I can't figure out how to group the radio buttons - I want to lock the
document and the user pick one out of five choices. Then on the next line, I
want them to pick one of five again, and so on for about 40 questions. I
can't figure out how to group each line so the choice on the next line
doesn't cancel the previous ones. If this isn't possible, can I use
checkboxes?

Thanks,
Lindsey
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lizardnine

I'm working on a PC in Word 2007 - thanks!

John McGhie said:
Which version of Word?

Mac Word 2008 does not HAVE Radio Buttons.

Sorry.




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