How do I put an "X" in a check box, in a Word document that someo.

[KLaw]

I have a form sent to me in Word that I have to put a "X" inside of a box to
make a choice for different questions asked on this form. I cannot click on
the box to put the "X" in. What is the secret?

 

[Dawn Crosier]

It is highly likely that they created the box using symbols instead of a
checkbox form field. If you turn on your Forms toolbar, View, Toolbars,
Forms. And you click the Shading icon. Do you see gray shading behind the
checkbox as well as other form fields? If so, you should also see a padlock
on the toolbar. Make sure that it is clicked on which will protect the form
and enable you to click on the checkbox to put an X in it.

If you don't see the shading, then you have a couple of choices. 1. Send
the form back to whoever created it and ask them to use form fields and
protect the form so you can tab from field to field to complete it. 2.
Replace the symbol of a box with a symbol of a box with a check in it. From
the Insert menu, select Symbol. Change your font to one of the Wingdings
fonts and you should be able to find an appropriate box to put on your form.

Good Luck

Dawn Crosier
Microsoft MVP
"Education lasts a lifetime"

 

[Charles Kenyon]

If you use the forms toolbar and click on the lock button, can you then
check the checkbox?

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.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

To add to what Dawn and Charles have said, if the check box represents a
MacroButton field, there's a good chance you "check" it by double-clicking,
which substitutes the checked box font character for the unchecked box.