That is how it works. These are Word features, not email features.

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/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles. You may also want to look at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm.

Hope this helps,
--

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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Louise" wrote in message
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Hi all

Can anybody help?

I have created a Word document using the 'form' tool. It contains
several
check boxes and text form fields.

I want to send this via e-mail but rather than sending it as an
attachment,
I wanted to use the 'email' icon via Word. However, when I use this icon,
the form fields and check boxes do not work when the recipient receives
the
mails.

Is this right? I didn't want to send it as an attachment, I wanted the
form to look part of the actual e-mail itself.

Any urgent help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Louise