How do I add a 'Check-Box' to a Word Document...like a box to check on a survey

[Helpless]

I've done this a million times (well, a few dozen to be exact), but can;t seem to find the check-box I added to old Word documents...find the arabic symbol for a box to insert, but I seem to remember a check box I could add that allowed you to go back and enter an 'X' in to the box...any ideas?

 

[ILikeSprite]

For MS Word???

 

[Helpless]

Ja Wohl!

 

[LethalWolfe]

Use the "control toolbox" toolbar (View->Toolbars->Control toolbox) and click the "check box" icon


Lethal

 

[ILikeSprite]

Hmm... never knew about that.

 

[Helpless]

VERY nice! Thanks, Lethal!

That looks familar now...just re-installed Office XP since I installed Windows XP...didn't add the toolbars to the custom setup...sweeeeet, thanks!

 

[Helpless]

ummm...can't edit the text without VBA window popping up...any ideas? ...just trying to add some check-boxes for survey responses...Yes, no, maybe so, you blow, etc...

 

[Helpless]

disregard...got it Many thanks again!

 

[Helpless]

Okay, one more bump..got the check-boxes to appear...figured out how to edit the text...but I can't get them to actually work (i.e. me no can put checky in box)...and ideas on how to get these boxes to work, short of the VBA editor?

 

[dman]

Couldn't you use a table and remove the lines around the text items (leaving just the left column "boxes").

Of course, the boxes would be right on top of each other.

 

[Helpless]

I'll upload a page or two and maybe you guys can take a look? I am only going to print these our and hand them to people conducting a phone survey for me, but just something I would like to know....


...I'll link a couple pages in a sec....


Okay, Here's a page or two of check-boxesto see what I am talking about...can't check the check-box

 

[AnimeKnight]

Okay I don't quite understand your question
if you want to have a check on the box
Right click on your box area go to properties
Either under Alphabetic or Categorized
there is a Value = False... change that to True
and there will be a check mark in your box

 

[Helpless]

...are you kidding me? These are check-boxes, not boxes that you can check by right-clicking, going to properties, then finding this and that, then changing false to true, then....so you are saying they don't work like they are supposed to?


Abit sent me a form with them before, and I was able to just, ugh, check the boxes with one mouse click, not a dozen...you sure there isn;t a way to 'enable' the clicking?

 

[LethalWolfe]

<< ...are you kidding me? These are check-boxes, not boxes that you can check by right-clicking, going to properties, then finding this and that, then changing false to true, then....so you are saying they don't work like they are supposed to?


Abit sent me a form with them before, and I was able to just, ugh, check the boxes with one mouse click, not a dozen...you sure there isn;t a way to 'enable' the clicking? >>

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Are you sure you're not thinking of a .pdf document? Those can be "interactive" and let people check boxes, fill in info, etc. If you are trying to do any "e-document" type stuff I think Adobe Acrobat is a better suited proggie than Word. That said, can you save the Word document as a .pdf?


Lethal

 

[AnimeKnight]

OOOH... Now I understand what you mean..
This is what you have to do.. before you use the check box.. You HAVE to protect the form before you can start checking the boxes

 

[Helpless]

Are you sure you're not thinking of a .pdf document?


I'll install 5.0 now


I thought one could do the same within word...crap.

 

[AnimeKnight]

Oh forgot to tell you make sure you are out of the design mode..
you can do it in word.. cuz I just checked all your boxes

 

[Helpless]

nice! Thanks, man...yea, the design mode was highlighted in the bottom-lefthand corner...clicked it and they all worked fine You guyes are a-okay!


makes since...everytime I would click the box, it would open the VB design window