Value of check boxes in word form are lost when emailing the form.

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We have a protected form that contains check boxes (click on a box and a "X" appears") basicly the form works fine. The "X"'s show up on the screen correctly, saves and are still there when retreved. It also prints out with the "X" in the selected boxes, all great. BUT when the form is EMAILED it arrives with all information filled out and intact, EXCEPT the check boxes are all blank, as if none had ever been selected.
We are useing Outlook 2002 and WORD 2002. I created the check boxes useing the "Check box form field" button in word. Found between "text form field" and "drop down form field" on the third line of the top tool bars.
Been trying to fix this for over a week, Any input from anyone would be great. Thanks

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

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We have a protected form that contains check boxes (click on a box and a "X" appears") basicly the form works fine. The "X"'s show up on the screen correctly, saves and are still there when retreved. It also prints out with the "X" in the selected boxes, all great. BUT when the form is EMAILED it arrives with all information filled out and intact, EXCEPT the check boxes are all blank, as if none had ever been selected.
We are useing Outlook 2002 and WORD 2002. I created the check boxes useing the "Check box form field" button in word. Found between "text form field" and "drop down form field" on the third line of the top tool bars.

Are you emailing as an attachment, or trying to email the document directly?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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