Inserting checkbox form field without the brackets

[Michael Pompey]

When inserting the checkbox form field, I'm getting brackets "[ ]"
around the check box. Is there anyway to turn these off? If so, where
do I do it? I've searched and searched and can find no documentation
for the "feature".

 

[Charles Kenyon]

I am assuming that these brackets do not print. If this is correct, what you
are seeing are bookmark indicators. Word automatically makes a bookmark each
time you insert a new formfield from the Forms toolbar.

You can turn the viewing of these off using Tools => Options => View and
unchecking bookmarks.

For more about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

Hope this helps,
--

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

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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