[Issue] How to print a checkbox like ☑ not ☒

[xuesuyu]

if document has a checkbox ,where you check it ,it shows ☑
click the print preview ,ok,it still shows ☑
however~~~~
when you print it or export it to a pdf file
it changes to ☒

how to make it shows ☑ in the printfile or pdf file????

[Hagar Delest]

Hi and welcome to the forum!

A problem with the font used I guess.
Have you tried to export as PDF with the format PDF/A-1a? It should embed the fonts used in your document (else, it can use substitution fonts).
Use the menu File > Export as PDF.

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[xuesuyu]

first,thank you for your answer
yes ,i've tried export as PDF with the format PDF/A-1a,it still shows ☒,
and other format it shows 口 ,(i checked the checkbox indeed in the writer)
is there another way to solve this problem?

[Hagar Delest]

A workaround would be to use a font character and not a control that you check/uncheck. But it defeats the point of having a control...

[xuesuyu]

so ,there is no way to make the checkbox shows ☑ in the print paper or exported pdf file for the present?

[Hagar Delest]

Well, in fact, you can't yet.
After some digging, I found out that this is an old feature request: Issue 116866 - Checkbox ticks always export to pdf as crosses.
You can register and vote for it.