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How To Add Check Box in Word

To insert an electronically checkable checkbox in Word: 1. Display the Developer tab by going to File > Options > Customize Ribbon. 2. In the Developer tab, click Legacy Tools and then Check Box Form Field to insert the checkbox. 3. Protect the document by clicking Restrict Editing in the Developer tab and selecting options to allow form filling and protect formatting and editing. This makes the checkbox checkable.

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How To Add Check Box in Word

To insert an electronically checkable checkbox in Word: 1. Display the Developer tab by going to File > Options > Customize Ribbon. 2. In the Developer tab, click Legacy Tools and then Check Box Form Field to insert the checkbox. 3. Protect the document by clicking Restrict Editing in the Developer tab and selecting options to allow form filling and protect formatting and editing. This makes the checkbox checkable.

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How to insert a check box that can be checked

electronically in Word
To include a check box that can be checked electronically within your word document, you must first ensure
that the Developer tab is displayed.

1. Display the developer tab


i. File > Options > Customize Ribbon > Select the Developer to display > OK

2. Insert A Check Box That Can Be Checked


Electronically
Once you have the Developer tab displayed in
the ribbon, from the controls group, click the
Legacy Tools.

On the panel that appears, click on Check Box Form Field.


3. Protect the document
The check box is inserted into your document; however,
youll find that you cant yet check it. You first need to
protect the document. From the Developer tab click Restrict
Editing in the Protect group.

The Restrict Editing and Formatting window appears over on the


right. In this window we need to check the boxes for Formatting
restrictions and Editing restrictions and also select Filling in
forms in the dropdown list.

Once all your selections have been made, click Yes, Start Enforcing Protection. You can either specify a
password or leave it blank in the next dialogue box that appears. Now, in addition to the document being
partially protected, the check box you inserted is checkable.

Tip:
While the document is protected like this, you wont be able to amend the check box other than to check or
uncheck it. You cant reposition it in the document or delete it. To make further amendments to it, you will
have to remove the document protection. This is easily done by clicking the Stop Protection button at the
bottom of the Restrict Formatting and Editing panel.

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