How do I use drop downs in word

[Guest]

I have created a form in Word, using Check boxes and Drop Down boxes (Combo)
and I cant seem to figure out how to save the file or whatever so that these
tools are active for use by the people I email the form to.

 

[Jay Freedman]

I have created a form in Word, using Check boxes and Drop Down boxes
(Combo) and I cant seem to figure out how to save the file or
whatever so that these tools are active for use by the people I email
the form to.

Hi Zack,

If you used the gizmos on the Control Toolbox toolbar, don't. Those things
are ActiveX controls, which trigger Word's macro security mechanism. Since
you can't control when someone else will have their security level set to
High, which completely disables the controls, the things are practically
useless.

Instead, use the equivalent items from the Forms toolbar, and protect the
document for forms before saving and sending the document. See
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22 for a short tutorial.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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