If you're creating a form for someone to fill out, you may want to include checkboxes for someone to check indicating that they agree with or have read certain parts of the document. You might also ...

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

Learn how to use a customized bulleted list or a content control to insert checkboxes into a Microsoft Word document, depending on how you are going to use it.