Quick Check.
The popular Quick Check function allows the user to display a checklist within a document that shows fields that the user still has to fill in. Accordingly, the Quick Check is only suitable for fields that are initially empty and at most contain a description in the placeholder.
The Quick Check fields are created directly via the developer tools in Word by inserting content controls.
An exception is the checkbox content control (checkbox): this always contains either a value, namely true
or false
, and is therefore displayed differently in the Quick Check.
Each content template for Word can be equipped with Quick Check fields:
Open the template editor
Open the template in the editor in Word
Ensure that the "Developer tools" tab is displayed and otherwise switch it on under: File → Options → Customise ribbon → Activate "Developer tools" checkbox → Ok.
Open the Developer tools tab
Insert any content control element (except "Forms from previous versions") in the content (not in the header or footer).
Click on Properties in the developer tools to edit the content control
Make the content control a quick check field:
Title field: set the description of the field, possibly with instructions for the user.
Tag field: enter the following: "primedocs.Tracked"
Confirm with OK.
If desired, edit the placeholder text of the content control via the design mode.
In the created document, the Quick Check fields are then displayed in the Quick Check sidebar. If there are Quick Check fields, you will find the Quick Check button in the Content group in the primedocs ribbon.
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