smarty
Wed May 24 15:45:01 CDT 2006
Black it is then. Thanks Charles
"Charles Kenyon" wrote:
> You are stuck with what you are stuck on.
> You can change the type of checkbox to one where you can have a red tick if
> you want. But it won't be from the controls toolbox and you will have to
> create your own graphic of the box with the red tick mark in it.
> --
> Charles Kenyon
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> "smarty" <smarty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> >I used the control box in word to create a template for my staff. It lists
> > different task and when doing the quote I just tick them. After setting
> > the
> > page up I simply saved it as a word template. Does this mean iI am stuck
> > with
> > the black tick? It's just that it would be easier for my staff to read.
> >
> > "Charles Kenyon" wrote:
> >
> >> You want the tick to be red and the box to be black? With a formfield
> >> checkbox, which has an "x" rather than a tick, you cannot do this.
> >> However,
> >> there are a number of ways to create and use clickable checkboxes in
> >> documents / templates. Some require protected or locked forms, others do
> >> not. Take a look at the Checkbox template available at
> >>
http://www.addbalance.com/word/download.htm#CheckboxAddIn for an
> >> exploration
> >> of these.
> >>
> >> To get the effect you want, you would need to create your own graphic and
> >> use it with the macrobutton field method shown in the Add-In.
> >> --
> >>
> >> 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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> >> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
> >> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
> >> from my ignorance and your wisdom.
> >> "smarty" <smarty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1852157C-521B-4C73-9513-8F8E980FC372@microsoft.com...
> >> > How can I make the "tick" in a check box print and appear red?
> >>
> >>
> >>
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