newbie. i need to make a checkbox in one of my layouts. i want ot have a box that has a small, blank box named "conventions". when a particular file is convention "worth", i want to be able to take my mouse and click on the box and an "x" will appear.

how can i do this?

If I understand you correctly, you want to tag particular *records* (not files) as convention-worthy. OK. So you just define a TEXT field called Conventions? and then set it up as a check-box field after you place it on your layout.

You'll need to set up a Value List with just one item: Conventions

Then use the Format >> Field Format dialogue to set your field up as a checkbox field using values from that "list" (it's just one item, but it counts as a list anyway).

worked like a charm. thank you.