Step 2: Select the Developer tab in the menu bar and click on “Properties”. Step 1: Place the cursor on the checkbox. How to Remove the Bounding Box of the CheckmarkĪnother way you can make the checkbox look better and make it user-friendly is to remove the bounding box that appears when it is checked or unchecked, and when the cursor is placed on it. You can follow the same process to change the unchecked state, as I've shown below:
Just select one of them and click “Ok”, then “Ok” again.īelow is a gif demonstrating how to change the checked icon: You will see the common checkmark icons used for the checked state of checkboxes. Step 4: In the popup that shows up, look for “winding2” under font and select it. Right next to the “Checked Symbol”, click “change”. Step 3: You will see the default symbols for checked and unchecked symbols. Step 2: Click on the Developer tab and select “Properties”: Step 1: Select the checkbox, or place the cursor right next to it: So now I’m going to show you how to change the X to a checkmark. The only problem is that an "X" appears by default in the checked state, and you might want a checkmark instead of this. The checkbox becomes interactive immediately after you insert it. How to Change the Icon of the Checked State of the Checkbox Hover on the one that has a checkmark and select it. You will see options such as Add-ins, XML Mapping Pane, and some others (you will not see their names until you hover on them). Next, click on the Developer tab in the menu bar. How to Insert the Checkbox in your Word Documentįirst, place the cursor where you want to insert the checkbox. Under “Main Tabs”, check the “Developer” option: Then select “Customize Ribbon” in the pop up that shows up: To show the Developer tab in the menu bar, first click on “File”: So I will start this guide by walking you through how to show the Developer tab in the menu bar. Unlike other tabs such as File, Home, Insert, Design, and so on, the Developer tab doesn’t appear in the menu bar by default. To insert a checkbox in a softcopy document (like forms and surveys that you want respondents to fill out digitally within the Word document), you'll use the Developer tab in the menu bar. How to Insert a Checkbox in Softcopy Documents like Digital Forms and Surveys If you are using a different version, things may not be entirely the same, but you can still follow along. I will be using the Microsoft Word 2016 desktop app in this guide because it's my personal preference. Then you can start using them in your forms, surveys, and lists. In this tutorial, I will show you how to insert an interactive checkbox in Microsoft Word for softcopy documents, and a non-interactive checkbox for hardcopy (printed) documents. And you might need to add a checkbox in these forms so your respondents can select certain options.
Help users increase productivity by automatically signing up for TechRepublic’s free Microsoft Office Suite newsletter, featuring Word, Excel, and Access tips, delivered each Wednesday.In Microsoft Word, you can create digital forms, surveys, to-do lists, and printable forms. Miss a tip?Ĭheck out the Microsoft Word archive, and catch up on our most recent Word tips. You only need to press once to indent your paragraphs. Rather than pressing twice to indent a paragraph, enter 1 in the Default Tab Stops dialog box and then click OK. Let’s say you need to indent your paragraphs one inch from the margin. The Normal template sets tab stops every half inch. You can also use the Tabs dialog box to change the default tab stops. Type 6 in the Tab Stop Position dialog box.Ĩ. Type 3 in the Tab Stop Position dialog box. Type 1 in the Tab Stop Position dialog box. (In Word 2007, click the Page Layout tab, click the Paragraph dialog box arrow, and then click the Tabs button.)ģ. Position your cursor where you want the tabs to be set.Ģ. You can set them all at once without leaving the Tabs dialog box. For example, suppose you need to set two left tab stops at 1″ and 3″ from the left margin and a right leader tab stop 6″ from the left margin. While you can use the ruler to set tabs for your Word document, it may be easier to use the Tabs dialog box - especially if you need to set leader tabs, which you cannot apply with the ruler. Mary Ann Richardson explains how you can use the Tabs dialog box to easily set multiple tabs with one dialog box. Measure twice, cut once - or, in the case of Word tabs, get rid of the ruler entirely. Use Word’s Tabs dialog box to set multiple tabs