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To create a fillable form in Word, you need to enable the Developers tab and use form controls. This article provides a step-by-step guide explaining how to locate the tab and effectively use controls for a quick turnaround.

How to restrict editing in a Word document Open the document and click on the "Review" tab. Under "Protect," select "Editing restrictions" to open the editing permissions menu. To restrict editing for the entire document, select the check box next to the words "Allow only this type of editing in the document."

Open the Word document that you want to save as a template. On the File menu, click Save as Template. In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template. (Optional) In the Where box, choose a location where the template will be saved.

Click in your Word document wherever you wish to insert a Form Field. On the Legacy Forms menu click the first icon to insert a Form Field. Right-click on the Form Field and select Properties. Then provide a name for the field in the Bookmark section.

After inserting a form field, click the Properties button to get its properties dialog, which is different from the one for content controls. Put the field's name in the "Bookmark" box -- that name is what the macro will use to identify the field. In the Exit dropdown, select the name of the macro (MustFillIn).

How to Make a Word Document Fillable Step 1: Show Developer tab. Step 2: Open a Word document and you will be able to make the Word document fillable. Step 3: Set or change "Properties" to "Content Control Properties". Step 4: You can add protection to the form by using the "Restrict Editing".

How to insert a Word field using the interface Position the cursor where you want to insert the field, which can be in the document body, or the header or footer. Click the Insert tab and then click the Quick Parts dropdown in the Text group. From the dropdown, choose Fields (Figure A).

Add form fields: With the Developer tab enabled (or using Legacy Tools on Mac), you can now add form fields to your document. Click on the Developer tab and choose the type of form field you want to add, such as a text box, checkbox, or radio button. Click on your document where you want to insert the field.

The required attribute is a boolean attribute. When present, it specifies that an input field must be filled out before submitting the form. Note: The required attribute works with the following input types: text, search, url, tel, email, password, date pickers, number, checkbox, radio, and file.