17.16.8 checked

This element specifies the current state for a checkbox form field. This value shall be used to specify the current value for a checkbox as explicitly chosen for that checkbox, as opposed its default value, which is specified using the default element (17.16.12).

If this element is omitted, then the parent form field checkbox has no state, and its state shall be determined based on the value of the default element in the checkbox form field properties.

[Example: Consider the following WordprocessingML fragment for the properties of a checkbox form field:

<w:ffData>
  <w:checkBox>
    …
    <w:checked w:val="true" />
  </w:checkBox>
</w:ffData>

The checked element specifies that the current state of the checkbox is checked (via an attribute value of true). end example]

This element’s content model is defined by the common boolean property definition in 17.17.4.