Using Checkboxes to show and hide text in a word document jedale[ at ]gmail.com 21.08.2006 19:14:34 I have a procedural document that has multiple paths that the user can go down depending on what physically happens. I was wondering if there was a way to set up a checkbox at each of these branches where a yes or no question would be answered by using a checkbox to direct the user down the correct procedural path. I found a simple way to toggle text by the example at this site: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Toggle_Data_Display.htm which I have been able to switch over to use with a checkbox. The problem is that I have to use a table to get it to do what I want. I have limited abilities in VBA and thought that maybe it could be done without the table but I just don't know where to start. Specifically, I would like to link the text to the checkbox through a bookmark system or something of the sort. I don't want the text to be hard coded into VBA which will confuse others if they have to update any of my documents in the future. I was hoping that somebody would know where I could find an example of this type of code. I would think that it has been done before but I can't seem to find much. can anyone help me with this? Thanks for your time. Jeff

Re: Using Checkboxes to show and hide text in a word document Cindy M. <C.Meister-C[ at ]hispeed.ch> 22.08.2006 14:51:08 [Quoted Text] > Specifically, I would like to link the text to the checkbox through a > bookmark system or something of the sort. I don't want the text to be > hard coded into VBA which will confuse others if they have to update > any of my documents in the future. I was hoping that somebody would > know where I could find an example of this type of code. I would think > that it has been done before but I can't seem to find much. > You could certainly put bookmarks around the text sections to identify them. Then you can set the hidden font property, for example: ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("Sec1").Range.Font.Hidden = True 'or false Another possibility is to format each "section" with a unique style name (the formatting of the styles can be identical). Then set the hidden property for the style: ActiveDocument.Styles("Sec1").Font.Hidden = true Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)

Re: Using Checkboxes to show and hide text in a word document jedale[ at ]gmail.com 27.08.2006 19:35:22 Would it be to much to ask for a simple example of these two ways to hide text? It would probably take me all day to figure it out. I have next to none VBA skills. I would be greatful if you could send it to me at "jedale at gmail dot com". Thank you for your time. Jeff

Re: Using Checkboxes to show and hide text in a word document skatonni 31.08.2006 11:46:02 For an example of the first method see here for both table and bookmark: http://vbaexpress.com/kb/getarticle.php?kb_id=754 I had to pass the checkbox value. Could be a Word version issue. Private Sub CheckBox2_Click() Call ShowHideBookmark(CheckBox2.Value) End Sub Sub ShowHideBookmark(CBValue As Boolean) "jedale[ at ]gmail.com" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Would it be to much to ask for a simple example of these two ways to > hide text? It would probably take me all day to figure it out. I have > next to none VBA skills. I would be greatful if you could send it to > me at "jedale at gmail dot com". > > Thank you for your time. > Jeff > >