#Create form fields in word password#

Under the group Controls, click the icon Rich Text or Text. you can write program for it in visual basic to make the check box behave in different ways.Ģ. Note:The difference between a legacy and ActiveX control check box is that, ActiveX checkbox provides advanced or extended features, i.e. From the right-click menu, click Properties to control properties of the check box.Ħ. From the right-click menu, click CheckBox Object and then click Edit. The check is in edit mode. This is important to edit the check box properties.Ĥ.

You can notice that the Design Mode icon being enabled within the Controls group. A check box is created at the insertion point. From category ActiveX Controls, click the check box icon. Under the group Controls, click the Legacy Tools button.ģ. Enforce protection to the document, so that list values cannot be modified.Ģ. You can view the drop-down list displays all the list items. Finally, click OK to close the Content Control Properties dialog box. Click the Modify/Remove button to edit/delete list items.Ħ. In the similar way, you can keep adding items to the list.ĥ. Under section Drop-Down List Properties , click button Add to enter the display name and value for the first list item in the Add Choice dialog box and then click OK. Item is added to the list. In the dialog box, under section General, enter a Title of the drop-down list.Ĥ. The Content Control Properties dialog box appears.ģ. You can see the Properties button being enabled within the Controls group. A drop-down list appears in the document. Under the Developer tab, within the group Controls, click the Drop-Down List icon.

#Create form fields in word password#

Enter valid password to remove protection.ġ. From the bottom of the dialog box, click the button Stop Protection. The Restrict Formatting and Editing task pane appears.Ģ. Under the Developer tab, within the group Protect, click Protect Document. If you wish to make changes in the document, you have to remove protection by entering the valid password.ġ. Important: Remember that you cannot edit a protected document. Enter a password and retype password. Your document is protected and the check box is now clickable.

The Start Enforcing Protection dialog box appears, which prompts you to enter a password.ĥ. Click button Yes, Start Enforcing Protection. Select Filling in forms option from the drop-down list. From this dialog box, select option Allow only this type of editing in the document option. Restrict Formatting and Editing task pane appears on the right hand side.ģ. From the drop-down menu, click Restrict Formatting and Editing. Under the Developer tab, within the group Protect, click icon Protect Document. This step is applicable to all other controls as well.ġ. To disable design mode, click the Design Mode icon within the Controls group.Īlso, you should enforce protection to the document (or form) before you share it with others to capture information. By the way, you cannot use the checkbox in design mode.

Note: If you wish, you can remove the shading of the check box by clicking the Form Field Shading icon under Legacy Form.Ĥ. By default, the checkbox is in design mode (you can see the Design Mode icon being enabled within the Controls group) Word creates a check box at the cursor position. Under the section Legacy Form, click the check box icon as shown in the below image. Under the group Controls, click the Legacy Tools button. Now, you can view the Developer tab in the Ribbon. On the dialog box, under the category Popular (see on the left hand side), select the option Developer tab in the Ribbon. Click the Word Options button from the bottom of the list. If you are unable to find this tab in the Ribbon, most likely you need to enable this using the Word Options dialog box.ġ. These elements are available under the tab menu Developer in the Word Ribbon. You can use these elements to create a form in Word. Word has this nice feature which enables insertion of text fields, check boxes, drop-down lists, etc.