Microsoft Word provides Legacy Tools to help you create a form with check boxes and other symbols. The Developer tab includes the check box form field on the Legacy Tools drop-down list. If the ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Many templates and web forms use Word form fields to solicit information from the user. Occasionally, the selection in one field determines the contents of another. You can hard-code list items in a ...

When you’re looking to organize tasks or create a checklist in Microsoft Word, adding check boxes can be a very useful feature. Adding checkboxes to a Microsoft Word document can be useful for ...

Custom interactive forms are one of Word’s most sophisticated tricks. More than a simple design tool, the form tools let you collect specific information and export to Excel, Access, or XML. When the ...

Advanced users of Microsoft Office will want to have the Developer tab showcased on the Ribbon of Word or Excel programs at all times. However, that tab is not shown by default, which means it can be ...

It’s a lot easier to create custom forms in Word than you might think and, certainly, much easier than it was many years ago. Under the Developer tab, Microsoft provides nine Content Controls, 12 ...