How to Create Fillable Word Forms

1. To create a new document, select 'New' from the 'MS Office' button.
2. Click on 'My Templates' under 'Templates' and double click on 'Normal' to create a template or document under 'Create New.'
3. Save the document by clicking on 'Save As.' Give the document a name and save it.
4. Click on 'Design Mode' under the 'Developer' tab in the 'Controls' group. Click on the document where you would like to insert a control.
5. Insert a field where users can enter text by clicking on 'Rich Text' or 'Text' and then clicking in the document where you would like to this control to appear.
6. Insert a text fill in field by clicking 'Legacy Tools' and then 'Text Form Field' from the 'Developer' tab.
7. In the 'Controls' group, choose 'Design Mode' and click 'Underline' to add a line under the field; click on 'Properties' to limit the amount of characters that can be entered into the field.
8. Insert a drop-down lit by clicking on 'Drop-Down List' under the 'Developer' tab. Select the content control and in the 'Controls' group, click 'Properties' under the 'Developer' tab. Create a list of choices under the 'Drop-Down List Properties' by clicking 'Add.'
9. Insert a check box by clicking on 'Check Box Form Field' under 'Legacy Tools.' Click on 'Check Box Form Field,' type a space and begin typing a label.