Word for Mac: Quickly checking a check box I have several Word documents with check boxes



On Windows, you can simply click them to change the status (checked / not checked). But the only way I found to check/uncheck the checkbox with Word 15 or greater for macOS is to double click it and then to switch the value in the form field options:



Is there a quicker way to change the value?
Buried in the answer to this previous, somewhat related question (from which I liberally cribbed).


Go to Tools  in the menu.
Choose Protect Document...
Under Protection, select Protect Document for:
Then select Forms
Hit OK


My version of Word for Mac is 16.10.