Windows 7 - Multiple selectiion list in word 2007

I am doing medical charting.  I would like to have a way to have multiple selections from one drop down list.  An example might be a discription of an ingrow nail................need list for    redness, swelling, pain ect.

Hello,

Following steps resolved your query easily.

Open word document.
Select Visual Basic from View >> Toolbars.
You will see a VB tool bar.and a Control Toolbox in the left side (If not click on the VB tool bar to activate). Use it as required.

Place the cursor in the form where you want the multi-selection list and then go to the Controls Task Pane (View > Design Tasks > Controls).
Under the Repeating and Optional section, click Multiple-Selection List Box.
Configure the multi-select list box as you would a standard List Box. If you want to give users the ability to enter their own values, be sure to select Allow users to enter custom values.


FYI

To specify the control properties, do the following:

    In the Input range box, enter a cell reference to a range that contains the values to display in the list box.

    In the Cell link box, enter a cell reference that contains the list box selection.

    Under Selection type, specify how items can be selected in the list box by doing one of the following:
      To create a single-selection list box, click Single.
      To create a multiple-selection list box, click Multi.
      To create an extended-selection list box, click Extend.

Thank you fot your quick reply.  I have Word 2007.  I do not see a visual basic toolbar.  When I open Visual basic I get a new empty screen with just the top toolbar.  The only toolbars available are debug, edit standard and user form.  I am very lost and thank you for your effort.   m

Refer this link-

http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/do-create-drop-down-list-and-then-make-multiple-selections-t3771100.html

The dropdown form fields that you can insert in the body of the document cannot do multiple selection, only single selection. The same is true of the combo box and list controls from the Control Toolbox, and (in Word 2007) the combo box and list content controls.

The one tool offered by Word that does allow multiple selection is the list box control that you can put on a userform (a custom dialog programmed in VBA).

See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm for an introduction.

The short answer is that no, you can't create multi-selection drop down boxes without doing some VBA programming, But you can create MultiSelect ListBoxes

Refer this for example
http://www.vbexplorer.com/VBExplorer/vb_feature/june2000/june2000.asp

your query would resolved by this tutorial    http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm

kindly follow & learn new concept of indirect Word programming. Let me know if you need any further help.