Form Check Boxes not working

[Guest]

I have a form with multiple check boxes inserted from the Forms toolbar.
When inserted, they appear as red (all other text is black), then when the
form is protected and reopened on a different computer, they appear as green
or purple and when the user tries to check them, the box disappears, even
though the form is still locked. (Text fields on the form work fine.)

Any clues? I don't have any macros running with this form. The check boxes
are in columns (that section is 3 columns wide).

Thanks - Neil

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Given the changing colors especially, it sounds as if the check boxes may
have been inserted with Track Changes turned on. If this seems likely,
unprotect the document, accept all the changes in the document, and turn
Track Changes off and see if that helps.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

I have found that word treats checkboxes as macros and requires medium level
security in order for them to work. Try that.

KJ in Seattle

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Not if you use the check boxes on the Forms toolbar. You must be inserting
check boxes from the Control Toolbox.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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