How come my check boxes aren't working in MS Word?

Question

I created a form in MS Word and when I try to use the mouse to click on the check mark boxes to check them nothing happens. They won't put the check marks in the boxes. Any suggestions on how to make that work? There are two types of check boxes and I tried both, neither worked when I tried to check mark them with a mouse. Please help!!!

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Forms must be locked or protected to utilize the fill-in functions.

The quickest way is to use the Forms Toolbar (View>Toolbar>Forms) and click on the small lock icon at the far left (standard Forms Toolbar). This quickly locks the form and all of the functions, checkboxes, dropdown lists, etc., are available to use!