Yuri finally figured out how to change a checkbox!!

this code works:

WITH oWord.ActiveDocument
for ia=1 to .FormFields.Count
WITH .FormFields(ia)
if .Type=71 && wordfieldformcheckbox
? .Checkbox.Size
.Checkbox.Value = .T. &&turn checkbox on
endif
ENDWITH
endfor
ENDWITH

Thanks to Yuri for figuring this out!

Steve