If Developer tab in Microsoft Office is missing, you can add Developer tab in Word, Excel, etc. via Settings, Group Policy, Registry Editor.

These step-by-step instructions show you how to add the Developer tab to the Ribbon in Word and Excel 2016 and Office 365, and to use it to launch the Visual Basic Editor and access Visual Basic ...

Why you’d want to add the Developer tab The Developers tab gives you quick access to many of the advanced features available in Office applications.

Display the Developer tab to enable the checkbox feature (for Windows) Before you can even add a checkbox to your list, you have to enable the checkbox feature (and the tab menu it's housed within).

Add check boxes to Word Documents on Windows To add check boxes to your Word document on Windows, you’ll need to use the features in the Developer tab. This tab isn’t displayed by default.

If you find that there's no Design tab in Microsoft Word, verify if the Design tab is enabled in Word Options under Customize Ribbon.

How to Add Microsoft Word Check Boxes First, you need to access the Developer tab on the ribbon.

Click on the "Developer" tab and go to the "Controls" group. Select "Design Mode." Click on the area of the Word document where you wish to have a fillable item and add a text box or rich text box.

Add a vertical line in Microsoft Word to draw attention to special content or help define elements.