How to Add a Form Check Box in a Word Document

1. Open a new blank document by clicking the blank sheet of paper icon on the Microsoft Word standard toolbar.
2. Under 'View,' select 'Toolbars' and then 'Forms.' A new floating toolbar appears. Keep the toolbar open. If necessary, click in the gray area and drag the toolbar aside.
3. Click in the document where you want to insert the form. Move the mouse pointer over the toolbar icons until 'Check Box Form Field' appears. Click the 'Check Box Form Field' icon to add a blank check box to the document.
4. Click 'Protect Form' ('lock' icon on Forms toolbar). Then click inside the check box. An 'X' appears inside the box. Click the 'Protect Form' icon again to move away from the check box.
5. Double-click the gray box. A 'Check Box Form Fill Options' box opens for changing the 'Check box size' and using other check box options. Make certain 'Check box enabled' is checked. Click 'OK.'
6. Double-click the check box to return to the check box at any time and make edits to the size, run a macro (a set of actions that you can use to automate tasks) or add help text. The 'Check Box Form Field Options' window will reopen for editing.