Re: ActiveX checkbox resizing

From: Bill Foley (wfoley1_at_EATSPAMANDDIEtxu.com)
Date: 04/14/04 

Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 06:34:36 -0500

Nothing personal, Andrew, but I think you are fighting a losing battle
trying to do this using Control Toolbox controls. As Suzanne mentioned you
can protect "parts" of your document by inserting continuous section breaks
in between the parts you want to protect and not protect. Instead of
clicking the little "lock" on the toolbar, click "Tools", "Protect
document", click "Protect for forms", click the dropdown and select which
parts are protected. Having tried to beat that square peg into that round
hole myself, I switched! HA! 

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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1c7eb01c421d5$e9e0a1e0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Suzanne, thanks your response. Double clicking the control
> will bring up the VBA editor, which allows code to be
> written for the control's actions.  And the properties
> window will allow modifications of text, formatting,
> control placement etc.  But I have not been able to find
> where I can resize the actual itty bitty check box so that
> it is a decent clickable size.
>
> Cheers Andrew
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Yes, you can protect a portion of a document. Insert
> section breaks and you
> >will then get an option to protect specific sections. But
> note that this
> >does limit Word's functionality in the entire document.
> But if you
> >double-click on your ActiveX control, you will open the
> VBA Editor, which
> >will allow you to format the control.
> >
> >--
> >Suzanne S. Barnhill
> >Microsoft MVP (Word)
> >Words into Type
> >Fairhope, Alabama USA
> >Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org
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> >all may benefit.
> >
> >"Andrew Bell" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message
> >news:1c7a401c421ce$f282bb50$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Actually it won't work for me, as the protect form
> button
> >> protects the whole document, and I actually need my
> users
> >> to modify parts of the document and then tick off that
> >> they have done so, with the least bit of trouble as
> >> possible.  Which is why I went initially for an ActiveX
> >> checkbox.  Perhaps there is some way to protect only a
> >> specific part of a document as a form, leaving the rest
> >> open to be modified?  But I'd still like a large ActiveX
> >> check box..
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >
> >> >Many thanks for that advice Bill, yes it will provide a
> >> >successful work around for me.  I'd still like to know
> >> the
> >> >answer though..
> >> >
> >> >>-----Original Message-----
> >> >>Actually the checkboxes under the Forms Toolbar are
> >> >checkable controls as
> >> >>long as the document is protected, which is usually
> how
> >> >forms are set up.
> >> >>Click the little lock at the right of the toolbar and
> >> try
> >> >clicking the
> >> >>checkboxes.  You might find that a regular on-line
> form
> >> >using the Forms
> >> >>Toolbar is much easier to use!
> >> >>
> >> >>--
> >> >>Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
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> >> >>"Success, something you measure when you are through
> >> >succeeding."
> >> >>
> >> >>"Andrew Bell" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> >> wrote
> >> >in message
> >> >>news:17ac501c421c6$71255610$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >>> Hi,  I'm using word 2002 and I am attempting to
> create
> >> a
> >> >>> template that allows users of the document to click
> on
> >> >>> tickboxes (check boxes) as they complete items. And
> I
> >> am
> >> >>> using the control toolbox to insert the check box
> >> >control,
> >> >>> So far so good.. But the check box that appears in
> the
> >> >>> document is very small, and I have struggled in
> vane to
> >> >>> actually resize the checkbox.  Using properties it
> is
> >> >easy
> >> >>> enough to change font size, control size etc;
> however
> >> >the
> >> >>> actual check box remains very very small.
> Considering
> >> >>> that the rest of the font is 14pt and the box is
> about
> >> a
> >> >>> third of this size, the form looks ridiculous and is
> >> not
> >> >>> very user friendly.  I just want nice big checkboxes
> >> >that
> >> >>> are easy to click on.  The checkboxes under forms
> are
> >> >not
> >> >>> appropriate as they are not a clickable control.
> Any
> >> >>> suggestions very greatfully received.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Regards
> >> >>> Andrew
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>.
> >> >>
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >.
> >