When I try to insert a tick into a box the tick goes before the box and not
into it, how do I get the tick into the box?

Either insert, from a symbol font such as Wingdings, a "boxed" check
mark, or take a look at
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Add_Toggle_Objects.htm.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"flamingformulas" wrote in message
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When I try to insert a tick into a box the tick goes before the box
and not
into it, how do I get the tick into the box?

The box is on an application form that requires a tick in the box for yes or
no.

I have tried to insert the tick symbol and it will not go into the box but
goes before the box. This is an on line form.

"flamingformulas" wrote:

When I try to insert a tick into a box the tick goes before the box and not
into it, how do I get the tick into the box?

You'll need to lock the form - see also
http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


flamingformulas wrote:
The box is on an application form that requires a tick in the box for
yes or no.

I have tried to insert the tick symbol and it will not go into the
box but goes before the box. This is an on line form.

"flamingformulas" wrote:

When I try to insert a tick into a box the tick goes before the box
and not into it, how do I get the tick into the box?

The form was clearly designed by an idiot, so it's not your fault. If the
forms designer had used a Check Box form field and protected the form, you
could just click on the check box (or use the spacebar) and it would be
checked. Unless you want to go to the trouble of recreating the form the way
it should have been created, you have two choices:

1. Print the form out and fill it in by hand (which may be what the designer
intended).

2. Substitute a checked box for the empty one as Stefan suggested. The
character you want is character 253 or 254 of the Wingdings font or
character 81, 82, 83, or 84 of Wingdings 2.

It's remotely possible that the form designer used a MacroButton check box,
in which case double-clicking on the box will check it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"flamingformulas" wrote in
message ...
The box is on an application form that requires a tick in the box for yes
or
no.

I have tried to insert the tick symbol and it will not go into the box but
goes before the box. This is an on line form.

"flamingformulas" wrote:

When I try to insert a tick into a box the tick goes before the box and
not
into it, how do I get the tick into the box?