How to Insert a Check Box in Word 2016/2013/2010 Inserting a checkbox into a Word document is a common task when you create surveys or forms using Office Word. This guide describes.
Method 1: Insert a Check Box for Printing Only With these method, you can insert a checkbox for printing only and your readers can check the it with pen. Step 1: In Word document, select the list that you want to insert a checkbox. In the Home tab, click the small down-arrow next to the Bullets button. Then choose Define New Bullet from the drop-down list. Step 2: In Define New Bullet dialog box, click Symbol button.
Step 3: In Symbol window, select Wingdings from the Font drop-down menu. Next you can select the check box that is either checked or unchecked, and insert it into your Word document. The empty check box appears on the screen and printout.
Your readers can check the check box manually. Method 2: Insert a Clickable Check Box Microsoft Word allows you to insert check boxes that are clickable. Here’s how: Step 1: Customize the ribbon. Click on Home tab, then right-click on an empty spot on the ribbon, choose Customize the Ribbon.
Microsoft offers instructions online how to do this in Windoze, but breathes not a word (that I can find) about how to accomplish this on the Mac. Here are Microsoft's instructions for Windoze: NOTE If you want to use a check mark symbol instead of the X, select the check box content control, click Properties in the Controls group, and then. The check box in Word is great for lists, surveys and any interactive style document. Inserting and enabling the checkbox makes it possible for the reader to mark the box when appropriate.
Step 2: Add Developer tab to Ribbon. In Word Options dialog, select Customize Ribbon tab in the left pane. Select Main Tabs from the Customize the Ribbon drop-down box. Then check the Developer option in the list.
Step 3: Click check box icon to insert a check box at your cursor’s location. Tips: You can change the check box symbol from an X to a check mark or other symbol, or make other changes, such as the color or size of the checkbox. Learn more see.
To add the boxes that you will be able to check, you need to use the Developer tab. Show the Developer tab Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
Click Popular. Select the Show Developer tab in the Ribbon check box. Add the check boxes Click the top left cell in the table that you inserted. On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click Legacy Tools.
Under Legacy Forms, click Check Box Form Field. Note If the check box has a gray background, click Legacy Tools in the Controls group, and then click Form Field Shading to remove the gray shading.
Click the next cell where you want to insert a check box, and then press CTRL+Y to insert another check box. After you insert a check box for each item that you want, click the top right cell and type the text for the first item. Repeat this step for each item in the list.