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wondering how to edit the text of a check box and if there is a way to
increase the size of the box itself?
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Good explanation he
http://www.ozgrid.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73703

Download the sample file at the bottom of the page.

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wondering how to edit the text of a check box and if there is a way to
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What type of check box is it? There are 2 types, a Forms check box and a
Control check box. How you edit the text depends on what type it is.

If it's a Forms type:

Right click the check box
Select Edit Text
Make your change
Select anywhere in the sheet outside of the check box

If it's a Control type:
Right click any toolbar
Select Control ToolBox
Click the Design Mode icon (the top left icon that looks like a triangle)
Right click the check box
Select Properties
Select Caption
Make your change
Close the Properties window
Click the Design Mode icon again to exit design mode
Close the Control ToolBox toolbar

As far as making the check box bigger -- you can't!

A kludge work-around is to increase the zoom. Increasing the zoom will make
the check box bigger but it will also make *everything* bigger. What you
could do is use a smaller font, like say 6, then if you increase the zoom
the check box gets bigger and the size 6 font will also look bigger. If you
experiment you can get the check box to the size you want and at the same
time get the font size back to what it originally was (or very close).

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