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Add Interactive Toggle Objects to Word Documents | Expert Zone
2007-06-12 This article shows you how you can incorporate interactive check boxes in unprotected Word documents. The process involves creating a pair of AutoText entries consisting of a MACROBUTTON field that displays a symbol (a cleared or a checked box) and applying a few simple macros that will run when you double-click the displayed symbol to toggle between the two symbols. As an alternative you might prefer a cleared box and a "x" marked box or any any symbol pair (see the examples below).