After downloading the zip file and unzipping it, copy the Toggle
Objects.dotm file into your Word Startup folder. If you're using Windows XP,
that's the hidden folder C:\Documents and Settings\<your name>\Application
Data\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP. If you're using Vista, it's C:\Users\<your
name>\AppData\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP. (To see either of these paths, you
need to open Windows Explorer, go to Tools > Folder Options > View, and
choose to show hidden files and folders).
Restart Word and open your form. Click where you want a check box. Go to
Insert > Quick Parts > Building Blocks Organizer. Select "Checked Box" from
the list and click the Insert button. Now you have a box that you can
double-click to check it and uncheck it.
If you're sending this form to other users, you need to add Greg's macros to
it. Press Alt+F11 to open the macro editor. Select your template in the
Project Explorer pane and click Insert > Module. Copy the code from Step 13
of Greg's page (starting with Sub AutoOpen() and ending with the End Sub
just above the heavy horizontal line) and paste it into the empty window on
the right side of the macro editor. Save the result as a macro-enabled
document (*.docm).
I'll suggest one improvement on Greg's code. Usually it takes a double-click
to activate a macrobutton field (which is what these toggle objects are).
You can make it take only a single click, like a real checkbox, by adding
this line to the AutoOpen() macro:
Options.ButtonFieldClicks = 1
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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