Check Box Issue

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Jay Freedman

mattc66 said:
I have check boxes on my word document. This is a document created by
another user. It will not let me check the box. When I double click
the box it brings up properties. What is wrong anyone know?
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The check boxes are form fields, and the document has to be "protected for
forms" to switch the fields from design mode (where the properties are
available) to operating mode. To do that in Word 2003 or earlier, click View
Toolbars > Forms. On that toolbar, click the lock icon. Note that
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everything outside the form fields will not be editable while the document
is protected; click the lock icon again to turn protection off.

If you have Word 2007, you can add the lock icon to the Quick Access
Toolbar -- right-click the Quick Access Toolbar and choose Customize, then
select the Lock item in the All Commands category and click the Add button.

See http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22 for a tutorial on
forms.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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