How to Use Microsoft Word to Create a Form With Options
Microsoft Word 2010 is designed to be able to include online forms that give the users several options to choose from. The options can come as a drop-down box that users can select, or as a series of check boxes that they can click on. To create the form options, you'll need to access the "Developer" area of the ribbon, which is hidden by default.
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Instructions
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Open the Microsoft Word 2010 program. A blank document will appear on the screen.
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Click the "File" tab, and choose "Options" from the list on the left side of the screen. Click on "Customize Ribbon" on the left side of the "Options" window, then locate the "Main Tabs" area on the right side of the window. Click on the box next to "Developer" and click "OK" to go back to your document. The "Developer" tab displays on top of the program window.
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Enter your static text into the document. This will be text that directs the user on how to use the form options, and will be next to the form controls when you add them in.
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Place your cursor where you want to add your first form control. Click a button in the "Controls" area of the ribbon to add a form control. If you want users to have options to choose from, select the "Combo Box Content Control" or "Drop-Down List Content Control." These two are almost identical as both will give users the open to chose preset options from a drop-down list, but with combo boxes, users can choose to enter their own information as well. If you want users to be able to choose a date from a calendar, add a "Date Picker."
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Click on the control you just added and click the "Control Properties" button in the ribbon. Here you can give the form a title, which will appear above the box when users click on it. Click on the "Add" button to add new options for the user to choose from. When you are done changing the properties, click "OK" to go back to the document.
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Click the "Design Mode" button, which is located just above the "Control Properties" button, if you want to move the controls around the document. Click on the control, and a small tab will appear on the control's left side. Click and hold on the tab, and then drag the control to your desired placement. Click the "Design Mode" button again to exit the mode.
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Click the "Restrict Editing" button in the ribbon once you are done adding controls. You will need to lock the document in order for users to interact with it. Place a check mark in the box under "Editing Restrictions." Select "Filling in Forms" from the drop-down menu, then click the "Yes, Start Enforcing Protection" button. Enter a password for the document, which you can later use to edit the document again, and click "OK."
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