Changing the properties of checkboxes

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Changing the properties of checkboxes

If you select a checkbox with the mouse cursor, you can right-click on it to access the context menu and select Checkbox: Properties to open the dialog box.

Alternatively: On the contextual ribbon tab Object, click on the group arrowgroup_arrow in the bottom right corner of any command group.

The following options are available:

Layout tab

This option is only available for checkbox frames.

On this tab, you can change the object's position and outside margins, among other things. For more information, see Object properties, Layout tab.

Format tab

This option is only available for checkbox frames.

On this tab, you can change the size of the object. For more information, see Object properties, Format tab.

Properties tab

On this tab, you can change general settings. For more information, see Object properties, Properties tab.

Form object tab

On this tab, you can make settings for the checkbox itself:

Text

Here, you can enter the text that is to be displayed to the right of the checkbox.

Value section

Here, you can specify whether or not the checkbox should be checked. This corresponds to checking the checkbox directly in the document.

3D effect

If you enable this option, the checkbox is drawn with a 3D effect.

For checkbox frames, you can also specify the character format (font, size, color, etc.) of the text.