Re: Checkbox cannot be used on 2003 document

If the check boxes are from the legacy controls (which they will be if the
form is created in Word 2003), then provided the form is protected, there is
nothing to stop the form being filled correctly in Word 2007. The reason
that the form is not working is undoubtedly because the form is not
protected when opened in Word 2007. It can be re-protected from the
developer tab.

If you are working with Word 2003 forms with Word 2007 then you should see
http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm and/or
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Classic%20Form%20Controls.htm which make access to
the forms control more straightforward.

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dtremain wrote:
Thanks for responding JR.

For example, the document has been saved in the 2003 format named
Transmittal.doc. It that document is reopened with Word 2003, they
can insert and remove checks from the checkboxes in that document.
But if someone opens that same doc with Word 2007, the ability to add
or remove the checks from those boxes is no longer working.

Is there any way to set the program to read it in it's older version
and recognise those checkboxes as having their original properties?

Dave

"JR Hester" wrote:

Has teh file been saved as 2007 version file, with the docx
extension? I could not find teh checkbox tool in teh 2007 native
tools. It is only available as a legacy tool and if teh file is
saved in teh new format teh checkbox funcyioanlity is lost.

Try converting the file back to a 97 to 2003 format.

HTH

"dtremain" wrote:

I have an issue of sorts pertaining to a word document on created
with Word 2003 and now edited with Word 2007.

The office users created a template using the 2003 version. After
filling in the template they save it as a doc, and this would
include going back and making changes to that document from time to
time. Now that some of the users are using the 2007 version of
Word they are not able to edit the fields in the existing documents
(primarily checkboxes). When trying to insert a check in one of
the boxes the box greys out.

This is obviously a compatibility issue of some kind but I am not
able to pinpoint the solution. I thougth that maybe some of the
added tools would solve the issue if installed, but I am still
coming up short even after installing the tools. I have tried
enabling macros as well but still no functionality.

Can someone please try to point me in the right direction for
solving this issue?

Thanks in advance!


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