How to Insert a Check Box in Word

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open a new file in Microsoft Word.

   Do so by opening the app shaped like a blue W.
   
   Then click on File in the menu bar at the top of the screen, and click on New Blank Document.
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   Step 2: Click on File in the menu bar and then Options in the menu.

   On Mac, click on Word in the menu bar and then Preferences… in the menu. ,"On Mac, click on Ribbon & Toolbar in the "Authoring and Proofing Tools" section of the dialog box, then click on the Ribbon tab at the top of the dialog box. ,,, It's a tab in the upper-right part of the window. ,, It's in the menu bar at the top of the window. ,, To do so, select the entire list, click on Controls on the Developer tab, then click on Group and Group.
   
   On Mac, click Protect Form in the Developer tab toolbar.
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   Step 3: Click on Customize Ribbon and then Main Tabs in the "Customize the Ribbon:" drop-down menu.

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   Step 4: Check "Developer" in the "Main Tabs" pane.

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   Step 5: Click on Save.

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   Step 6: Click on Developer.

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   Step 7: Position the cursor where you'd like to insert the check box.

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   Step 8: Click on Check Box.

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   Step 9: Add additional check boxes and text as needed.

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    Step 10: Lock the form.

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