Microsoft Word For Mac Insert Check Mark

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Making a form in Word 2011 for Mac is as simple as choosing appropriate form controls from the Developer tab of the Ribbon in Office 2011 for Mac, placing them in your Word document, and then enabling your form by turning protection on. Sometimes you don’t need a text field for a response, and a check box is enough.

Adding a check box to a form is a piece of cake! Follow these steps:

Microsoft Word For Mac Insert Check Mark Word

  • If the check mark symbol is already under the Bullet Library or Recently Used Bullets group, just click on it to insert into your Word document. However, if you can’t find this check mark symbol from the immediate drop-down menu, Select Define New Bullet at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
  • Open a new or existing Microsoft Word document, Excel Workbook or a Powerpoint slide in which you want to insert the checkmark or checkbox symbol. Click on the Insert tab. It is located in the Ribbon located at the top of the window of any of these applications.

Microsoft Word Mac Insert Checkbox

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  1. Click at the point in your document where you want this form control to be located.

  2. Click the Check Box Form Field button on the Developer tab of the Ribbon.

    A little square appears.

  3. Click the Form Fields Options button on the Developer tab of the Ribbon.

    The Check Box Form Field Options dialog opens.

The following options in this dialog are

  • Check Box Size: You have two choices here:

    • Auto: Let Word decide.

    • Exactly: Type a value or use the increase/decrease control.

  • Default Value: Select Checked or Not Checked.

  • Run Macro On: If you have macros available to this document, you can choose one to be triggered as the form field is clicked into or exited.

  • Field Settings: Three options exist in this area:

    • Bookmark Field:Give the check box a name ending with a number.

    • Calculate on Exit: If you use calculations, you can select this box to cause Word to perform the calculations after the control is used.

    • Check Box Enabled: Deselect to disable this check box.

Microsoft Word Insert Check Box

Basic how-to: You may already be familiar with entering symbols. It's easy and most users learn how. Type check mark symbol in Word using Alt Code The alt code to type the checkbox symbol in Word is 10003. Use 10004 for a heavy checkmark. To use this alt code type the check mark symbol in Word, obey the following instructions.