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From: Graham Mayor on 13 May 2010 00:24
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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"Stacey" <Stacey(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 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
>
>
> "Joanne Orzech" wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> "Joanne Orzech" wrote:
>>
>> > 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
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Stacey" wrote:
>> >
>> > > 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


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