On/off buttons

[Guest]

I have learned Word through a lot of trial and error over the years, and
think I have gotten pretty good at it. This means that I do not have a lot
of background info, and don't really know the names of things. I want to
create little on/off buttons that you see on the web, the circle with the dot
for "On", and the circle without the dot for "Off". I don't even know if it
can be done. What would be really cool would be to have an empty box, but
when someone clicks on the box, have it turn into a box with a check mark in
it. Any guidance (and the name of what I am trying to do so I can look up
more info on it) would be of great assistance. Thanks a lot!
-Heather

 

[Jay Freedman]

The check boxes are easier. Read
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Add_Toggle_Objects.htm for one way to do it,
and http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22 for another
way.

The circle-and-dot gizmos are called "option buttons" or "radio
buttons". There is a way to get them from the Control Toolbox toolbar,
but they're considerably harder to work with. See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnword2k2/html/odc_activeX.asp.
Another way to use them is on a userform (a custom dialog that you
program in the VBA macro language). Start at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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