lining up graphics with text

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Vonnie

I am creating a form which needs check boxes in front the
text. The problem is the boxes I created don't always
line up with text, they are either slightly above or below
the horizontal line of the text. The way I created the
boxes was to shrink a shape and copy to the page. Even
minimizing the shape does nothing to change the alignment
to the text.
 
It's never very satisfactory to try to use AutoShapes for check boxes. There
are several other options. The Wingdings font and other symbol fonts contain
a variety of boxes that can be used for check boxes, but the type I prefer
is one created with an EQ field. Here's how to do it:

1. Press Ctrl+F9 to insert a pair of field delimiters (the things that look
like braces but can't be entered from the keyboard).

2. Between them type

EQ \x (°°°)

where each ° represents a space. This will give you

{ EQ \x (°°°) }

3. Press F9. You'll see a square box with a space after it. If you don't
want the space, press Alt+F9 to toggle the field code, delete the space
between the closing parenthesis and the closing brace, Alt+F9 again, then F9
to update.

You can copy/paste this field as needed or save it as an AutoText entry for
future use.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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