The following example adds a check box at the beginning of the active document, sets the name to 'Color', and then selects the check box. Now, click on Design Mode button to turn it OFF this is because the checkboxes won’t work until the Design Mode is ON. Use the Add method with the FormFields object to add a check box form field.
Step 9: A Symbol dialog box will get opened. Under CheckBox Properties there is a Change button in front of Checked Symbol and Unchecked symbol. Step 8: A Content Control Properties dialog box will get opened. You have to do this for each checkbox of which you want to change the check and uncheck symbol. Step 7: Now click on the checkbox of which you want to change the check and uncheck symbol and then click on Properties. For that just click once the Design Mode button in Controls group under Developer tab. Step 6: To change the checked and unchecked symbol of your checkbox, turn ON the Design Mode. It will add a checkbox at the location of your cursor. Then click on Check Box Content Control (3) button under Controls group of Developer tab. Now, click where you want to add the checkbox (2). (If you don’t see this tab, head to our tutorial. Step 5: You can see that Developer tab (1) is added in Ribbon. Before you add a list item, go to the Developer tab and click the Check Box in the Controls section of the ribbon. You have your Developer tab there, mark the checkbox in front of that and click OK. Just below it, you can view a scroll box showing the main tabs that appear in the Ribbon. Step 4: At the right-hand side of the window you have Customize the Ribbon drop down box, select Main Tabs from there. In Word Options dialog box click on the Customize Ribbon tab present on the left-hand side of the window. Step 3: A Word Options dialog box will pop out. Step 2: Under File tab, click on the Options tab. For demonstration, I have chosen the second way. That provide the facility for the user to check the check box in Word 2013. You can also insert a check box from the developer tab. Note: But in this method User cant check the check box. You can add Developer Tab in two ways either right click on any tab present on the Ribbon and among the popped options select Customize the Ribbon option, which will allow you to add Developer tab. The 'Symbol' window will be opened where you can select the check box and then click on the 'Insert' button. To insert a checkbox in the document you have to add a Developer tab in the Ribbon. Step 1: Open an MS Word document on your screen.
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So let us see How to Insert Clickable Checkbox in MS Word 2016? Step to Insert Clickable Checkbox in MS Word 2016: Checkbox once clicked is checked and on second click it gets unchecked. MS Word allows you to make a checklist with the checkboxes that are clickable. Checkboxes help us to make a checklist which resembles whether we have completed the task or it is still remaining.