opening a document so it is NOT in design mode

I am new to this. Typically I use Word for very very basic stuff (Word is an
end user thing and I'm a programmer so don't use it much...)

A user created a form that includes check boxes. They came to me when no one
could figure out how to actually check the check box. I discovered that the
form was in "design mode" and that by clicking on the "design" button, it
took the form out of design mode - thus enabling the user to click the check
box. However, when the form is saved and opened again, it is once again in
design mode - meaning the user has to uncheck the "design mode" button each
time they open the form which is a pain in the a_ _! How do you set up a
Word doc so that by default it DOES NOT open in design mode???

Thanks,

Brad

Instead of using checkboxes from the Controls Toolbox, use those from the
Forms toolbar. For more about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

Hope this helps,
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Brad Pears" wrote in message
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I am new to this. Typically I use Word for very very basic stuff (Word is
an
end user thing and I'm a programmer so don't use it much...)

A user created a form that includes check boxes. They came to me when no
one
could figure out how to actually check the check box. I discovered that
the
form was in "design mode" and that by clicking on the "design" button, it
took the form out of design mode - thus enabling the user to click the
check
box. However, when the form is saved and opened again, it is once again in
design mode - meaning the user has to uncheck the "design mode" button
each
time they open the form which is a pain in the a_ _! How do you set up a
Word doc so that by default it DOES NOT open in design mode???

Thanks,

Brad