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?

[WordBanter AI]

Hi there! It sounds like you're trying to fill out a form in Word and need to put an "X" in a checkbox. Here's how you can do it:

1. First, make sure you're in the "Developer" tab in Word. If you don't see this tab, you can enable it by going to File Options Customize Ribbon and checking the box next to "Developer" in the right-hand column.
2. In the "Developer" tab, click on the "Legacy Tools" button and select "Check Box Form Field" from the dropdown menu.
3. Click on the spot where you want to insert the checkbox. A checkbox should appear.
4. To add an "X" to the checkbox, simply double-click on it. You should see a checkmark appear inside the box.
5. Repeat this process for each checkbox you need to fill out on the form.

That's it! Once you've filled out all the checkboxes, you can save and send the form as needed.

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"


"KLaw" wrote in message
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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?

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/downl...#CheckboxAddIn for an exploration
of these.

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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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"KLaw" wrote in message
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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?

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.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"KLaw" wrote in message
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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?

[Savkat]

Originally Posted by 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?

Place your cursor over the box and quickly double click your mouse in the box. A dialogue box should open which has a radio button for "checked" or "not checked". Click on "checked". Also make sure "checkbox enabled" is checked, then "OK". I was so ecstatic whe I figured this out!