• Make your list

• Create your list.
• Go to Developer and select the Check Box Content Control at the beginning of the first line (image reference).
• To change the default X to something else, see Make changes to checkboxes.
• Copy and paste the check box control at the beginning of each line.
• Select a checkbox to put an X (or other character) in the check box.

• Add hanging indentation

• If some list items are more than one line long, use hanging indents to align them.
• Select the list. Bullets or numbers won’t look selected.
• Go to Home and select the Paragraph dialog box launcher   .
• Under Indentation, in the Left box, type 0.25.
• Under Special, choose Hanging.
• For By, Word sets a default value of 0.5 inches. Change this if you want your additional lines indented differently.
• Select OK when finished.

• Lock the text and controls to prevent changes

• Select the list and checkboxes.
• Go to Developer >Group > Group.
• To unlock the list, select the list and choose Group > Ungroup.

• Create a print only list

• Go to Home and select the down arrow next to the Bullets button.
• In the drop down menu, select Define New Bullet.
• Select Symbol and find a box character. If you don't initially see one, change Font to Wingdings or Segoe UI Symbol.
• Select OK twice, and create your list.

• Alternative Option

• Use Interact List instead. You can style your checklists to make them look great, as well as many other features.