How to Use a Checkbox Using Microsoft Word 2007

Enabling the Developer Tab
1. Click the 'Office Button' in the upper-left corner of Microsoft Word and select 'Word Options' from the bottom of the menu.
2. Click the 'Popular' listing on the left navigation bar of the Word Options window.
3. Check the 'Show Developer Tab' under the 'Top Options for Working with Word' section and click 'OK.' The 'Developer' tab will appear in the Microsoft Office Ribbon at the top of the application window.
Inserting a Checkbox
4. Select the 'Developer' tab from the Microsoft Office Ribbon at the top of the application window.
5. Click the 'Legacy Tools' button in the 'Controls' section of the Developer ribbon. Select the 'Checkbox' from the panel of legacy tools that appears. A checkbox will appear in your document at the location of the blinking text cursor.
6. Type a label for the checkbox next to the item. If you want to remove shading from the checkbox, click the 'Legacy Tools' button again and click the 'Form Field Shading' button.