True, check box form fields are an alternative. The problem there is that
they don't behave like radio buttons, where choosing one in a group turns
off the one that was previously selected. There's a way to solve that, but
it involves having a macro in the form
(
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...mFldChbxs.htm), and
then you're back to getting a macro security warning unless the code is
digitally signed.
If you don't want protected forms, there's another alternative that uses
AutoText entries and macros
(
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Add_Toggle_Objects.htm). Again, because macros
are involved, the document must be signed to avoid the security warning.
If the form is always presented from a server on an intranet, as opposed to
being emailed, there's a better solution: Base the form document on a
template on the server, which must be available to everyone. Then the code
can be in the template instead of the document, and there won't be any
security warnings.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
You could use check box form fields. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm and
especially the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article
links to.
"KR" wrote in message
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Is there an alternate control (maybe non-activeX), or some other
good way of creating a optionbutton-like form (not userform) in the
word document that allows a user to click to respond, rather than
printing and manually filling in a circle (symbol)?
This form was originally paper-only, but in today's world, the guy
who does the survey was getting feedback that folks wanted to be
able to respond electronically instead of having to print and fax
their responses. I pointed him toward optionbuttons because they are
commonly used for surveys, etc., but I didn't know that it would
cause these types of problems in Word. I'd really like to suggest an
alternative, if there is one... if it can't be done in word, then
they may have to look at other options.
Thanks!
Keith
"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
Both problems are entirely caused by having radio buttons in the
document.
Radio buttons are ActiveX controls from the Control Toolbox. Even
if you don't write a single line of VBA code, they will *always*
trigger the macro security warning unless (and I don't recommend
this) you set the macro security level to Low, or you sign the
document with a digital certificate and accept the certificate.
If you click the Enable Macros button in the warning, you won't get
Design Mode.
There is nothing the document author can do to influence the macro
security levels on other users' computers.
See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...dc_activeX.asp
for more information.