Check Box in Word 2002 Form

[Fred]

When I create a form with checkboxes, the boxes appear
but I can't get the boxes to check (I assumed that
clicking in the box would do it).

Am I missing something?

 

[Greg Maxey]

Fred,

Have you protected the form?

See:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm

Follow the link above and then open Part I of the series of linked articles
by Dian Chapman. She will step you through creating a form with checkboxes
and then protecting the form to activate the fields.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

When working for forms, you need to protect the form (Tools - Protect - for
Forms). The general procedure is to create your form in unprotected mode,
then save it, and use that form as a template. Check Word's Help file for
additional information.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The form must be protected before check box form fields work. If you haven't
created text form fields as well, you may find that your "form" is useless.
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm and
especially the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

For more about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

There are a number of ways to create and use clickable checkboxes in
documents / templates. Some require protected or locked forms, others do
not. Take a look at the Checkbox template available at
http://www.addbalance.com/word/download.htm#CheckboxAddIn for an exploration
of these.

Hope this helps,

 

[Fred]

Thanks to everyone who replied. I can't find a reference
about protecting the form anywhere--in Help, or
in "Office XP INside and Out."

However, I have several good sources now thanks to you
all.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Tools > Protect Document > Forms
or click the lock button on the Forms toolbar

What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this
in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

Hope this helps,