Why?

Because often what is wanted is an online protected form. The forms toolbar
has checkboxes but not radio buttons. Putting actual radio buttons in an
online form adds a whole additional level of complexity.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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Users expect option buttons to be mutually exclusive, but any number of
check boxes to be selectable at the same time. That's the whole point
of them being a different shape. Why go to the trouble of breaking a
standard Windows User Interface design principle and, by doing so,
confusing people?!

Take a look at the following Interface Hall of Shame :

http://www.frankmahler.de/mshame/Controls.htm

Martin


"diana" wrote in message
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How do I limit a group of check box choices to allow only 1 choice?