Check Box - Design Mode

[Guest]

I have a problem when I use checkboxes in a word document(Word 2003). By
default, when I open a document, design mode is active. It causes confusion
when I have to deploy forms to be used by other people. The user has to exit
"design mode" before he can click on any of the check boxes. Is there a way
of ensuring that a word document is opened with design mode off. I did not
have this problem in earlier versions of Word

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi Ganesh,

This occurs if you use checkboxes from the Control Toolbox toolbar instead
of checkboxes from the Forms toolbar. The Control Toolbox ones are ActiveX
controls, which trigger the macro-virus protection in Word in the same way
that macros in the document would.

When the macro security level (in Tools > Macro > Security) is set to High,
macros and controls are silently disabled and the document opens in design
mode. Set the security level to Medium, and Word will display a message box
when you open the document, asking whether to enable or disable macros.
(Setting the level to Low is not recommended.)

When you send the form to other people, you'll have to include instructions
about setting the level and enabling the controls. The alternative is to use
a protected form (which has its own drawbacks).

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Hi,

I looks like you are using checkboxes from the Controls Toolbox. This is
seldom advisable. 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/download.htm#CheckboxAddIn for an exploration
of these.

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Charles Kenyon

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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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