Hi Everyone. I have created a form in which the check box form fields were
used to annotate either "yes" or "no" (Example: Yes □ No □). When
one of these check boxes is checked, I want the other one to not be allowed
to be checked. I just want either of the boxes allowed to be checked. I am
unable to determine how to do this. I've heard that there is a macro for this
but when I try to choose one, this message appears "The macros in this
project are disabled. Please refer to the online help or documentation of the
host applicatio to determine how to enable macros." Obviously I've never used
a macro before and would prefer not to. How do I resolve this issue, and if I
need to use a macro, how do I enable that feature? Any help is greatly
appreciated. Thanks!

See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfm...FmFldChbxs.htm. Add the
macro to the form template, via the Visual Basic Editor (see
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm). Then attach the macro to the
form field, which can be done via the Check Box Form Field Options dialog
box; see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customizat...nTheBlanks.htm (in
particular, see the links to articles by Dian Chapman).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Munchichic" wrote in message
news:63ADF964-BFE9-4CD0-82B1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Everyone. I have created a form in which the check box form fields were
> used to annotate either "yes" or "no" (Example: Yes ? No ?). When
> one of these check boxes is checked, I want the other one to not be
> allowed
> to be checked. I just want either of the boxes allowed to be checked. I am
> unable to determine how to do this. I've heard that there is a macro for
> this
> but when I try to choose one, this message appears "The macros in this
> project are disabled. Please refer to the online help or documentation of
> the
> host applicatio to determine how to enable macros." Obviously I've never
> used
> a macro before and would prefer not to. How do I resolve this issue, and
> if I
> need to use a macro, how do I enable that feature? Any help is greatly
> appreciated. Thanks!

Check boxes are intended to allow an either/or choice. In this case, your
choice is a simple Yes or No, so it would make much more sense to use a
single check box, with a label that is True or False and let users check the
box or not accordingly.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Munchichic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:63ADF964-BFE9-4CD0-82B1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Everyone. I have created a form in which the check box form fields were
> used to annotate either "yes" or "no" (Example: Yes □ No □). When
> one of these check boxes is checked, I want the other one to not be
allowed
> to be checked. I just want either of the boxes allowed to be checked. I am
> unable to determine how to do this. I've heard that there is a macro for
this
> but when I try to choose one, this message appears "The macros in this
> project are disabled. Please refer to the online help or documentation of
the
> host applicatio to determine how to enable macros." Obviously I've never
used
> a macro before and would prefer not to. How do I resolve this issue, and
if I
> need to use a macro, how do I enable that feature? Any help is greatly
> appreciated. Thanks!

Thank you very much for these replies. This would be the more simpler option
for me, however, I do not know how to create this option you describe. I've
read through the documentation suggested by the previous poster and learned
how to create a macro that when "yes" is checked, it will jump over "no"
(bypassing it) and go to a specific field. This was very helpful, however, it
still allows users to select BOTH "yes" and "no" options. How would I choose
a label for True or False for the single check box option to NOT allow users
to select BOTH answers, while still being able to use the macro to jump to
the next section is "yes" is checked? I'm sorry for the stupid question but
I've only just started using macros and form fields and don't quite
understand all of this yet! Thanks again for the help!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> Check boxes are intended to allow an either/or choice. In this case, your
> choice is a simple Yes or No, so it would make much more sense to use a
> single check box, with a label that is True or False and let users check the
> box or not accordingly.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
> all may benefit.
>
> "Munchichic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:63ADF964-BFE9-4CD0-82B1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi Everyone. I have created a form in which the check box form fields were
> > used to annotate either "yes" or "no" (Example: Yes □ No □). When
> > one of these check boxes is checked, I want the other one to not be
> allowed
> > to be checked. I just want either of the boxes allowed to be checked. I am
> > unable to determine how to do this. I've heard that there is a macro for
> this
> > but when I try to choose one, this message appears "The macros in this
> > project are disabled. Please refer to the online help or documentation of
> the
> > host applicatio to determine how to enable macros." Obviously I've never
> used
> > a macro before and would prefer not to. How do I resolve this issue, and
> if I
> > need to use a macro, how do I enable that feature? Any help is greatly
> > appreciated. Thanks!
>
>

What I mean is that you should have just one check box, not two. The single
check box means "true" (Yes) if it's checked and "false" (No) if it's not
checked. So instead of asking, say, "Do you wish to receive email about
product updates?" with Yes and No choices, have a single check box labeled
"I wish to receive email about product updates." Checking that box means
Yes.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Munchichic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C52C7F42-305C-4121-BE07-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you very much for these replies. This would be the more simpler
option
> for me, however, I do not know how to create this option you describe.
I've
> read through the documentation suggested by the previous poster and
learned
> how to create a macro that when "yes" is checked, it will jump over "no"
> (bypassing it) and go to a specific field. This was very helpful, however,
it
> still allows users to select BOTH "yes" and "no" options. How would I
choose
> a label for True or False for the single check box option to NOT allow
users
> to select BOTH answers, while still being able to use the macro to jump to
> the next section is "yes" is checked? I'm sorry for the stupid question
but
> I've only just started using macros and form fields and don't quite
> understand all of this yet! Thanks again for the help!
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > Check boxes are intended to allow an either/or choice. In this case,
your
> > choice is a simple Yes or No, so it would make much more sense to use a
> > single check box, with a label that is True or False and let users check
the
> > box or not accordingly.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "Munchichic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:63ADF964-BFE9-4CD0-82B1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi Everyone. I have created a form in which the check box form fields
were
> > > used to annotate either "yes" or "no" (Example: Yes □ No □).
When
> > > one of these check boxes is checked, I want the other one to not be
> > allowed
> > > to be checked. I just want either of the boxes allowed to be checked.
I am
> > > unable to determine how to do this. I've heard that there is a macro
for
> > this
> > > but when I try to choose one, this message appears "The macros in this
> > > project are disabled. Please refer to the online help or documentation
of
> > the
> > > host applicatio to determine how to enable macros." Obviously I've
never
> > used
> > > a macro before and would prefer not to. How do I resolve this issue,
and
> > if I
> > > need to use a macro, how do I enable that feature? Any help is greatly
> > > appreciated. Thanks!
> >
> >

I'm sorry for not understanding you before. Thank you so much for this
assistance. I greatly appreciate the time and effort spent from you both to
help me. Have a great weekend!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> What I mean is that you should have just one check box, not two. The single
> check box means "true" (Yes) if it's checked and "false" (No) if it's not
> checked. So instead of asking, say, "Do you wish to receive email about
> product updates?" with Yes and No choices, have a single check box labeled
> "I wish to receive email about product updates." Checking that box means
> Yes.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
> all may benefit.
>
> "Munchichic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:C52C7F42-305C-4121-BE07-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thank you very much for these replies. This would be the more simpler
> option
> > for me, however, I do not know how to create this option you describe.
> I've
> > read through the documentation suggested by the previous poster and
> learned
> > how to create a macro that when "yes" is checked, it will jump over "no"
> > (bypassing it) and go to a specific field. This was very helpful, however,
> it
> > still allows users to select BOTH "yes" and "no" options. How would I
> choose
> > a label for True or False for the single check box option to NOT allow
> users
> > to select BOTH answers, while still being able to use the macro to jump to
> > the next section is "yes" is checked? I'm sorry for the stupid question
> but
> > I've only just started using macros and form fields and don't quite
> > understand all of this yet! Thanks again for the help!
> >
> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> >
> > > Check boxes are intended to allow an either/or choice. In this case,
> your
> > > choice is a simple Yes or No, so it would make much more sense to use a
> > > single check box, with a label that is True or False and let users check
> the
> > > box or not accordingly.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > > Words into Type
> > > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> newsgroup so
> > > all may benefit.
> > >
> > > "Munchichic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:63ADF964-BFE9-4CD0-82B1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > Hi Everyone. I have created a form in which the check box form fields
> were
> > > > used to annotate either "yes" or "no" (Example: Yes □ No □).
> When
> > > > one of these check boxes is checked, I want the other one to not be
> > > allowed
> > > > to be checked. I just want either of the boxes allowed to be checked.
> I am
> > > > unable to determine how to do this. I've heard that there is a macro
> for
> > > this
> > > > but when I try to choose one, this message appears "The macros in this
> > > > project are disabled. Please refer to the online help or documentation
> of
> > > the
> > > > host applicatio to determine how to enable macros." Obviously I've
> never
> > > used
> > > > a macro before and would prefer not to. How do I resolve this issue,
> and
> > > if I
> > > > need to use a macro, how do I enable that feature? Any help is greatly
> > > > appreciated. Thanks!
> > >
> > >
>
>