On the Developer tab, under Form Controls, click Protect Form. Note: To unprotect the form and continue editing, click Protect Form again. Install office 2016 for mac. Save and close the form. By Geetesh Bajaj, James Gordon. Making a form in Word 2011 for Mac is as simple as choosing appropriate form controls from the Developer tab of the Ribbon in Office 2011 for Mac, placing them in your Word document, and then enabling your form by turning protection on.

I need to make a checkbox in Word 2011 Mac that is dependent on another checkbox. I need the user to check either the YES box OR the NO box, and not be able to check both boxes. Does anyone know how to do this?

Generally, you would choose a Radio button for that type of function. A checkbox has a certain expected function. A radio button has what you're looking for. Forcing a checkbox to act like a radio button is confusing to the user. If a junior developer came to me wanting to do that, I'd tell him 'No. Use the proper widget.'

What's Hot at TechRepublic • • • • If you plan to print your list and use a pen or pencil to mark each item as you complete it, you can add checkbox controls instead of bullets, as follows: • Select the list. • Click the Home tab if necessary. • Click the Bullets dropdown in the Paragraph group.

(Don't just click the option; doing so will automatically insert the default bullet.) • Choose Define New Bullet from the dropdown list. • In the resulting dialog box, click Symbol. • Choose Wingdings from the Font dropdown. • Select the checkbox in the first row.

• Click OK twice. In Word 2003, select the right-click the list and choose Bullets and Numberings from the resulting shortcut menu. Choose any bullet style and click Customize.

Click Character in the resulting dialog box. Continue with step 6 above. Word will replace the default bullet character with the selected checkbox. This particular symbol won't let you check anything in the actual document, but it's great for printing. Iboss certificate.

Content control If you want the capability to check the checkbox within the Word document, use a content control (in Word 2003, use a Forms field). These controls are available on the Developer tab, which isn't visible by default. To display the Developer tab, if necessary, do the following: • Right-click anywhere on the ribbon's background and choose Customize The Ribbon. • Check the Developer item in the list to the right. Once the Developer tab is available, you can add a checkbox content control, as follows: • Position the cursor where you want the first control.

(Don't select the entire item; doing so will delete the item). • Click the Developer tab.

• Click the Checkbox content control in the Controls group. Unfortunately, you can't insert content controls to the entire group of items, as a group, similar to the way you'd add bullets. You must insert each control individually. Selecting the checkbox content control toggles between checked and unchecked. Don't limit checkboxes to just To Do lists - anytime you have a two-state choice, consider using a checkbox.