How do I Convert All Legacy Check Boxes to ActiveX?

GreenPolyps · #1 12-20-2011, 09:32 AM

I receive around 10 word documents (97-2003 version) every day that I need to convert to HTML, but the check boxes won't show up in HTML because they are not ActiveX. Is there an easy way to convert all existing legacy checkboxes to ActiveX checkboxes? Even better would be if I could convert all legacy checkboxes to ActiveX for a whole batch of word documents.

I need an automatic way of doing this.

Thoughts?

macropod · #2 12-20-2011, 05:11 PM

Hi GreenPolyps,

That is possible, using a macro like:

Code:

Sub Demo()
Dim Rng As Range, i As Long
With ActiveDocument
  For i = .FormFields.Count To 1 Step -1
    With .FormFields(i)
      If .Type = wdFieldFormCheckBox Then
        Set Rng = .Range
        .Delete
        With Rng
          .InlineShapes.AddOLEControl ClassType:="Forms.CheckBox.1"
          .MoveEnd wdWord, 1
          .InlineShapes(1).Width = .InlineShapes(1).Height
        End With
      End If
    End With
  Next
End With
End Sub

Of course, you'd possibly want to do more than just replacing one with the other, but this should get you started.

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