You can insert a checkbox in a Word document that can be checked off electronically, or with a pen after being printed.

If Formatting marks or or non-printing characters are turned on in Word, it displays hidden characters such as Tab characters, Spaces, Paragraphs marks, Hidden text, Optional hyphens, etc.

Choose Wingdings from the Font dropdown. Browse down until you find the two alternate check marks shown in Figure C. Choose one, click OK to insert it, and then click OK to return to the document.