Check box question - newbie

[Davi0]

In MS Word 2000 I need to change the "X" in the standard check box form feild to a "tick".

Can this be done and how?

[RobDog888]

You can add the vb checkbox control instead of the Word
checkbox control in your form. Then it will be the standard tick
mark. You may need to write some VBA for the event though and
not the macro enter and exit properties. I believe this should
work for you when you are processing the form.
Go to View > Toolbars > Visual Basic.

[Davi0]

yes robdog I was aware of this approach but the check box I require uses a webdings "tick Mark" and I was hoping to find and modify the Word 2000 macro or sub routine responsible for the standard checkbox available through the "forms" tool bar.
Any ideas are welcome.

[RobDog888]

I have tried searching for the module or class where the
code may be, but to no avail. Why not use the VBA editor and
create a form with the VB checkbox or add the VB checkbox
control to the Word form. Also, you could create your own ActiveX
checkbox control. Other than these ways, I can't suggest another
soultion. I'm sure that Microsoft has this area secured anyway.

Late.

[Davi0]

I agree with MS having locked up their code . The reason I have not just done my own check box is I am a complete newbie to VB and don't (yet) know how. I have slowly made my way to the point where I recorded a macro that did what I wanted from a toolbar within the document (check/uncheck) only to find when I set up a text form field and protected the document the macro would not work!
Anyone able to steer me the right way?

[Davi0]

Answer, Use Word to write the form, convert to .pdf and use Acrobat to add the necessary form feilds. All the tools are there ready to use !

[RobDog888]

That is assuming that you have the full version of Acrobat. If you
just have the reader then you can not do it.

[WorkHorse]

Can you change the "X" in the Forms checkbox to something else?

NO.

It is not the letter "X" in the checkbox--it is a drawing of cross marks in the checkbox. It is a control built into Word that acts exactly as it does and will not act any other way. Simple as that.

This is a case where it would be best to "go with the flow" and use the controls as they are. If you really want a tick, re-vist what RobDog888 posted. There are two types of checkboxes you can add to a Word document--the one on the Forms toolbar and the one on the Visual Basic toolbar. The Visual Basic checkbox looks like the regular checkbox you see in many applications (with the tick). However, it may be more difficult to control within the docuemnt and may require additional coding. Switching to this control just to get the "tick look" would not be worthwhile. Creating custom controls or trying to manipulate existing Word controls would be unthinkable unless your employer happens to have huge stashes of cash to blow on programmers.

In short: The Forms checkbox is the way it is. The Visual Basic checkbox is an option but not really a good one just to change the "look" of a document. Anything beyond that: No way José (unless you want to pay me some big bucks for something that isn't really going to change the effectiveness of anything.)