Control box

[Guest]

I just created a document with control boxes and got it protected. However,
when I tried to access the document after I've saved and closed it, I can't
fill in the boxes. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Tony Jollans]

Have you used checkboxes from the Forms toolbar (which is what you need) or
the Control Toolbox (which won't work with protection)?

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Unless you are programming, never use Checkboxes from the Controls Toolbox.
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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