Checkbox in MS Word with locking entire sheet

[NeilPattison]

I have a table in a word document and I would like one of the columns to have a check box in it.

I know how to set this up but there are other columns on the table that I still want to be able to edit data into. The way I know how to put the check box in is by using the forms toolbar and selecting the checkbox option, but this means locking the entire sheet so no other info can be entered.

Does anyone know how I could just lock the column that includes the checkbox and leave the others unlocked.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[macropod]

Hi Neil,

What you're asking isn't possible. The nearest you can get is to lock an individual row, by putting it in it's own protected section.

Cheers

 

[TonyJollans]

WellHi Neil,

You could use ActiveX checkboxes from the Control Toolbox instead - they will work without locking anything - or, I suppose, you could use macrobuttons but I don't personally find them as easy to use.

Enjoy,
Tony

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[NeilPattison]

Thanks Tony. When I tried this it didn't put the check boxes in but just the code. I want the user to be able to mark the check box electronically before printing the document. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[TonyJollans]

Sorry, Neil, I don't know what you mean when you say 'just the code'. Could you give a bit more detail?

Enjoy,
Tony

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[fumei]

I am with Tony. Huh? Are you sure you put in an ActiveX control?

Gerry