You would do far better to use content controls. For the kind of project you're describing, see, for example:
https://www.msofficeforums.com/word-...html#post87989
https://www.msofficeforums.com/word-...html#post38461


https://www.msofficeforums.com/word-...tml#post145675

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Thanks for those links. I think the most similar to my project is the third link (https://www.msofficeforums.com/word-...tml#post145675). I would like to be able to have one column of checkboxes and another of text fields, as I described above. Should I be avoiding ActiveX elements? Also, could you explain what the DoDependent sub does so I can replicate it for my project?

Thanks again.

Got it working with the regular checkboxes. Found one of your posts on another MS Word forum! Thanks macropod!

I assume by 'text fields', you actually mean text content controls. You shouldn't use formfields and content controls in the same document.
They have their place but, as shown in the links, aren't needed for what you're doing.The DoDependent sub looks at what choices have been made in the ProcessType & EquipCategory dropdowns and based on that, populate the corresponding TestType and Component dropdowns with the applicable choices. The data for those choices are stored in the ProcessType & EquipCategory dropdown values as |-delimited strings.

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