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Creating form fields in word documents

You use the Forms toolbar to insert form fields that users will view and complete in Word or in print.

To activate the forms toolbar, click on tools, click on customize, click on the toolbar tab.  Check the box in front of forms, click on close.

In the document, click where you want to insert the form field.
 
To do this
Click
Insert a fill-in field where users can enter text. You can specify a default entry so that the user does not have to type an entry except to change the response. For more information about text form field options, click 
Text Form Field
Insert a check box next to an independent option that you select or clear. Also, to insert a check box next to each item in a group of choices that are not mutually exclusive — that is, you can select more than one.
Check Box Form Field
Insert a drop-down list box that restricts available choices to those you specify. If needed, a user can scroll through the list to view additional choices.
Drop-Down Form Field

 

Note   Before you make a form available to users, protect it by clicking Protect Form on the Forms toolbar. Protection allows users to fill in the form but prevents them from changing the form's layout and its standard elements. When you want to go back to writing or modifying the form, click Protect Form again to unprotect the form.