Checkbox Object

[Reg]

How do I place a CheckBox object in my Word document so
that when clicked, a check will appear/disappear?

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Hi Reg,

Take a look at the Elegant Fax template that come with Word.

Please respond to the newsgroups for the benefit of others who may be
interested.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you're willing to protect your document for forms, you can use the Check
Box form field (though it uses an X rather than a check mark). For more on
forms, see http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm

If you want a check box that will work in an unprotected document, then
you'll probably like the kind MS has used in the fax cover sheet templates
that ship with Word. These consist of three components:

1. A MacroButton field that runs one of two macros depending on state.

2. A CheckIt macro and an UncheckIt macro.

3. Checked Box and Unchecked Box AutoText entries (these are just Wingdings
characters that have been saved as AutoText).

When the check box is empty (Unchecked Box is displayed), double-clicking on
the MacroButton runs the CheckIt macro, which substitutes the Checked Box,
and vice versa.

In order to use this type of box in your document, you need to Copy/Paste
the MacroButton field into your document/template, then use Organizer to
copy the macros and AutoText entries to your template (it has to be a
template because documents can't store AutoText entries, but you could copy
them to Normal.dot if you're just creating a document rather than a
template).

Note that these check boxes require a double-click because they are
MacroButtons.

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

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