How to permanantly close design mode in Word?

[Guest]

I created a document that has check boxes in it. However after I save it and
try to reopen it, it opens in design mode and the check boxes can't be used
until design mode is closed. When I save the document, Design mode is closed
so I'm unsure why it keeps opening each time I access the file.

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Don't use a checkbox from the Control Toolbox. Instead, use a
checkbox from the Forms toolbar, or see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Add_Toggle_Objects.htm for another
method to create a checkbox.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Don't use Design Mode checkboxes unless you are programming. Use checkboxes
from the Forms toolbar or macrobuttons. 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

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide


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