Word2007. Checkbox. No Form

[Stacey]

Hello!

We have a document (not a form) that we would like to use checkboxes in.
This document has a couple of sections where it would be useful if the user
could check if something is applicable. We can't protect the whole document.

Thank you for your help!
Stacey

 

[Joanne Orzech]

I actually used this feature in a form this morning. Although you don't say
what version of Word you are using, you can access the Control Toolbox
toolbar in Word 2003, or in Word 2007, it is on Developer tab.

To show the developer tab, click the Microsoft Office Button and then click
Word Options. Select Popular, and then select "Show Developer tab in the
Ribbon" check box.

There is a checkbox option which can be found there. No need to lock the
form.

Hope this helps.

Joanne Orzech
MS Word MVP

 

[Joanne Orzech]

My apologies - I just noticed that the title of your question contained Word
2007... so use the toolbox on the Developer tab as indicated above.

Joanne Orzech
MS Word MVP

 

[Stacey]

Thank you for getting back to me Joanne! If we don't lock the form, then in
order to check the "checkbox" you need to double click (or right click and
hit properties) and then change the default to checked. This can be quite
cumbersome (and is what we do now).

Isn't there a way to have a checkbox, but not use a form?

Thank you!
Stacey

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Yes, see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Add_Toggle_Objects.htm. It still requires
a double-click, but it's much more satisfactory than a check box form field
incorrectly used.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Graham Mayor]

If you use the Active X checkbox from the developer tab - legacy tools
palette, and set the design mode to off, the document does not have to be
locked and you don't have to mess around with properties. It's a simple
one-click operation.


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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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