opening a document so it is NOT in design mode

[Brad Pears]

I am new to this. Typically I use Word for very very basic stuff (Word is an
end user thing and I'm a programmer so don't use it much...)

A user created a form that includes check boxes. They came to me when no one
could figure out how to actually check the check box. I discovered that the
form was in "design mode" and that by clicking on the "design" button, it
took the form out of design mode - thus enabling the user to click the check
box. However, when the form is saved and opened again, it is once again in
design mode - meaning the user has to uncheck the "design mode" button each
time they open the form which is a pain in the a_ _! How do you set up a
Word doc so that by default it DOES NOT open in design mode???

Thanks,

Brad

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Instead of using checkboxes from the Controls Toolbox, use those from the
Forms toolbar. 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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