HTML CheckBox when opned using word check boxes are shown as red x

HTML CheckBox when opened using word 2010 the check boxes are shown as red x, how can i fix this?

<html >
<head>
    <title></title>
</head>
<body>

 <input type="checkbox" value="myvalue1" checked="checked"  />
  <input type="checkbox" value="myvalue2" checked="checked"  />
  <input type="checkbox" value="myvalue3"   />
  <input type="checkbox" value="myvalue4"   />
  <input type="checkbox" value="myvalue5"   />
<p>

Test 

</p>
</body>
</html>

May 3rd, 2015 6:44pm

I have tried exactly the same steps as yours it still didn't work, 

created

1.Test.txt

2.copied and pasted above html code

3.changed .txt to .html and opened it using word , saved file  before exiting word 

active x is checked for prompt Prompt me before enabling all controls with minimal restrictions

are there other  options that i need to check in order to make this work

i have attached and emailed you the .html i created

Thanks.

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May 5th, 2015 12:23pm

the HTML check boxes didn't work on word for me but i have used work around

for our generated HTML..i have replaced html check boxes by Wingdings  and it works well

  • Replaced Checked check box by

   <font face="Wingdings 2"><font size="+2">R</font></font>

 

  • Replaced Unchecked  Check box by

<font face="Wingdings 2"><font size="+3">*</font></font>

May 5th, 2015 11:02pm

Hi,

I can confirm your workaround works, but only in the scenario that you don't need to change the checkbox status any more.

Another workaround is to use the checkbox content control from the Developer tab -> Controls, the checkbox is active:

If you need to resolve the issue the html checkboxes don't display issue, I'm still thinking which option could cause the issue, did you get any warning message that something is blocked on the message bar in Word?

Regards,

Melon Chen

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May 5th, 2015 11:21pm

i didn't get any warning message, but normally if you pasted the previous html  with check box control

and you were able to see the controls properly displayed on word 2010, there must be some options that i needs

to check or uncheck in word.

since the HTMl is generated dynamically from  an application code and is not manually created it wouldn't be convenient to use  Developer tab -> Controls,  

May 5th, 2015 11:36pm

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