remove check box

Question

I need to remove a number of check boxes from a word document. Lots of posts say INSERT nothing says REMOVE

Answer 1

You should be able to just select them and press Delete. If the document is protected for forms, you'll need to unprotect it first.

If you are wanting a way to do this globally (and assuming these are Check Box Form Fields), you can do it this way:

1. Press Alt+F9 to display field codes.
2. Press Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog.
3. In the "Find what" box, type

^19 FORMCHECKBOX 4. Leave the "Replace with" box empty. 5. Click Replace All. 6. Press Alt+F9 again to hide field codes.

If these are not form fields, then they may be MACROBUTTON fields, which can be replaced in the same way.

If they're just check box characters (from Wingdings, say), you can try selecting one and copying, then using Ctrl+V to paste it into the "Find what" box. For more on that, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/FindReplaceSymbols.htm.

Answer 2

Thanks for your help. When I looked at the field codes, I find that they are HTML control forms.