[Bear[_2_]]

Karen:

I'm assuming you used the commands on the Forms toolbar to insert the check
boxes in your Word form document.

To make the check boxes "work" you have to protect the document for Forms
use. You can either click the Protect Form button (padlock icon) in the Forms
toolbar, or click Tools Protect Document Forms.

Once the document is protected, your users will only be able to change the
form controls you added to the form -- check box, text, or drop-down form
fields.

Bear

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Windows XP, Word 2000