I want to use a series of Check Box Form Fields as radio buttons - ie. only
one can be selected at a time.

Can this be done?

MervB
:-)

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:57:02 -0700, "MervB"
wrote:

I want to use a series of Check Box Form Fields as radio buttons - ie. only
one can be selected at a time.

Can this be done?

MervB
:-)

See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...FmFldChbxs.htm.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Hmm - 75% there thanks - the last paragraph "if the user tabs or uses their
keyboard arrow keys" is more than a "minor problem" I'm afraid

Thanks - it is a worthwhile article

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:57:02 -0700, "MervB"
wrote:

I want to use a series of Check Box Form Fields as radio buttons - ie. only
one can be selected at a time.

Can this be done?

MervB
:-)

See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...FmFldChbxs.htm.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Hi Merv,

If you need to stick with a protected form, use a dropdown instead of fake
option buttons.

If the check boxes are the only form fields you're using, consider either a
userform (http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm) or the
ActiveX controls on the Control Toolbox
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...-us/dnword2k2/
html/odc_activeX.asp), either of which will let you use real option buttons.
The drawback of these alternatives is that they use macro code, which gets
you into the macro security mess.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

MervB wrote:
Hmm - 75% there thanks - the last paragraph "if the user tabs or uses
their keyboard arrow keys" is more than a "minor problem" I'm afraid

Thanks - it is a worthwhile article

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:57:02 -0700, "MervB"
wrote:

I want to use a series of Check Box Form Fields as radio buttons -
ie. only one can be selected at a time.

Can this be done?

MervB
:-)

See
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...FmFldChbxs.htm.

Thanks Jay

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

Hi Merv,

If you need to stick with a protected form, use a dropdown instead of fake
option buttons.

If the check boxes are the only form fields you're using, consider either a
userform (http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm) or the
ActiveX controls on the Control Toolbox
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...-us/dnword2k2/
html/odc_activeX.asp), either of which will let you use real option buttons.
The drawback of these alternatives is that they use macro code, which gets
you into the macro security mess.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

MervB wrote:
Hmm - 75% there thanks - the last paragraph "if the user tabs or uses
their keyboard arrow keys" is more than a "minor problem" I'm afraid

Thanks - it is a worthwhile article

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:57:02 -0700, "MervB"
wrote:

I want to use a series of Check Box Form Fields as radio buttons -
ie. only one can be selected at a time.

Can this be done?

MervB
:-)

See
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...FmFldChbxs.htm.