check box style

[giovanni]

I have a form with a few check boxes on it. The form will be filled out
mainly in Word (though it could be sometimes printed). I inserted the check
boxes from the Form toolbar.

I would like to know if there is a way to chanche the stile of the check
boxes (from plain squared with a thin cross, to something a little more
elaborated like a check mark). I found a few suggestions involving macros,
but compatibility with older versions of Word is a must, so I would like to
avoid this kind of trouble.

Thank you for your suggestions.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

No, the check box form field cannot be modified. But the MacroButton
solution works across all versions back to Word 97. See
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/add_check_boxes.htm

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Forms toolbar checkboxes can only be completed with an X. However, 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.