Check Boxes to Hide/Unhide Text

**cmschmitz24** · 05-07-2020, 05:00 PM

Hello,

I am new to using VBA for Word. I have template letter in which I need to have customized text populated for certain selections.
I want to create a cover sheet that if certain check boxes are checked then it will display the corresponding text in the letter.

Can someone help me write VBA code to use?
I guess I don't know where to start.

Thanks,
Christina

**macropod** · 05-07-2020, 07:00 PM

What kind of checkbox?

**cmschmitz24** · 05-07-2020, 08:30 PM

It's a content control check box.

**macropod** · 05-07-2020, 08:32 PM

OK, and how does the content control relate to the text? For example, are they both in a table cell, or is it and the variable content bookmarked? And what is to happen with the checkbox?

**cmschmitz24** · 05-07-2020, 09:36 PM

The content control boxes are labeled. If a certain box is checked then certain text should be unhidden. If the box is unchecked then the corresponding text should be hidden.
I don't have this in a table/cells, but I could create a table for this. Otherwise, I don't know how to bookmark variable content.

**macropod** · 05-07-2020, 10:07 PM

See, for example, the attached.

The document contains a checkbox and two bookmarked ranges whose names correspond to the checkbox title and tag, respectively. When you exit the checkbox, the content updates to reflect the checkbox state.

The code that drives the process can be access via Alt-F11