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MS Office Forum / Word / Programming / November 2006Check box group
Hi On a Word Template I have created 3 Checkbox "Not Check box Form Fields" and all these three Checkbox have an identical Groupname of Gr. Problem is when I try to create a document out of this template I can check mark all 3 check box at the same time... Isn't this supposed to be exculisve of each other. I mean I should only be able to check mark one of them and by check marking one the other two should be unchecked... What am I doing wrong?  SignatureJeff B Paarsa Jeffery, GroupName is for grouping options buttons into exclusive groups. Say for example you had a 25 question exam with four answers per question and wanted the user to select an option button next to the correct answer. Since all 100 options buttons would be mutually exclusive you would need to assign a unique group name to the groups of 4 for each question. AFAIK, there is nothing equivelent for a checkbox other than using the checkbox click event like: Private Sub CheckBox1_Click() If Me.CheckBox1 Then Me.CheckBox2 = False Me.CheckBox3 = False End If End Sub Private Sub CheckBox2_Click() If Me.CheckBox2 Then Me.CheckBox1 = False Me.CheckBox3 = False End If End Sub Private Sub CheckBox3_Click() If Me.CheckBox3 Then Me.CheckBox1 = False Me.CheckBox2 = False End If End Sub SignatureGreg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > to check mark one of them and by check marking one the other two > should be unchecked... What am I doing wrong? Jeffery B Paarsa was telling us: Jeffery B Paarsa nous racontait que : > Hi > > On a Word Template I have created 3 Checkbox "Not Check box Form > Fields" and all these three Checkbox have an identical Groupname of > Gr. Problem is when I try to create a document out of this template You mean form the Control Toolbox? I will assume that the answer is Yes. > I can check mark all 3 check box at the same time... Isn't this > supposed to be exculisve of each other. I mean I should only be able > to check mark one of them and by check marking one the other two > should be unchecked... What am I doing wrong? Check boxes were not designed for this purpose. You can, with some complicated code, make them behave that way. But as a user I would be puzzled by Check boxes that did not allow me to make multiple selection when they are supposed to. What you want to use are radio buttons. Personally, I believe that forcing check boxes to behaves as radio buttons is bad design that only confuses users, especially experienced ones. For an example of the difference between their actual usage, see the radio button in Word Print dialog (where you determine what to print, you can only print one thing, either the whole document, the current page or some specific pages), and then see the check boxes in the Print Options, here you can select many options. For more on good and bad application design, see http://www.frankmahler.de/mshame/#up SignatureSalut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org JGM, Bravo. While I just tried to answer a question, you impart knowledge. SignatureGreg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. > Jeffery B Paarsa was telling us: > Jeffery B Paarsa nous racontait que : [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > For more on good and bad application design, see > http://www.frankmahler.de/mshame/#up Greg Maxey was telling us: Greg Maxey nous racontait que : > JGM, > > Bravo. While I just tried to answer a question, you impart knowledge. Thanks, but I don't think I deserve that praise... you imparted just as much knowledge, but of a different kind... ;-) SignatureSalut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org Check boxes are *always* non-exclusive, while option buttons are exclusive (within a group). This applies to the Control Toolbox objects and to the corresponding objects in a UserForm. If you're using check boxes from the Forms toolbar, there is no option button control available for protected forms. In that case, see http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/ExclusiveFmFldChbxs.htm. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. >Hi > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >mean I should only be able to check mark one of them and by check marking one >the other two should be unchecked... What am I doing wrong? |
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