Let's quickly go over how to create a survey form in Word:
Word allows you to create documents which can be used for data entry. Let's
say you would like to create an evaluation form for an upcoming seminar. You
want to include a number of questions that your attendees can answer by
selecting check boxes. Follow these steps:
1) Open a blank Word document
2) Make sure that you have the toolbar with the text boxes and click buttons
(View-> Toolbars-> Forms).
3) Enter your first survey question, for example:
"I would recommend this seminar to a colleague."
4) Make sure that your Forms toolbar is showing "unlocked" mode.
5) Position the cursor on the next line where you want the first check mark
to appear.
6) Click the Check Box Form Field button on the Forms toolbar and type
"Strongly Agree".
7) On the next line, click the Check Box Form Field button and type "Agree".
8) On the next line, click the Check Box Form Field button and type
"Disagree".
9) On the next line, click the Check Box Form Field button and type
"Strongly Disagree".
10) On the next line, click the Check Box Form Field button and type "Does
Not Apply".
11) Follow this procedure for all the questions on your form.
12) When you have completed the form, click the Protect Form button.
13) Go to File | Save As and enter Survey Form in the Filename text box.
14) Select Document Template in the Save As Type: text box. Click the Save
button.
To open the survey in Word 2003, open the New Document Task Pane and select
On my computer... under Templates. (For Word 2002, open the New Document Task
Pane and select General templates... under New from template.) On the General
tab, select Survey Form, and click OK. The user can save or print the survey
as with any other document.
There can be a lot more to this, s.a. adding VBA scripts, dropdown
comboboxes, etc., but this is a start. Any Word textbook or just simply check
out sample surveys at the Microsoft website here:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT101436331033.aspx