using checkboxes in embedded BI Pub

JDE 8.12  Tool 8.98 4.6BI Pub desktop 10.1.3.4

create xdo.cfg (and also tried xdoconfig.xml) under C:\Program Files\Oracle\BI Publisher\BI Publisher Desktop\Template Builder for Word\config

contents of xdo.cfg:
<config version="1.0.0"  xmlns="http://xmlns.oracle.com/oxp/config/">
    <!-- Properties -->
    <properties>
        <!-- System level properties -->

        <!-- PLEASE SELECT A VALID TEMPFILE DIRECTORY!!! -->
        <property name="system-temp-dir">c:/Temp</property>

        <!-- PDF compression -->
        <property name="pdf-compression">true</property>

        <!-- PDF security -->
        <property name="pdf-security">false</property>
        <property name="pdf-open-password">user</property>
        <property name="pdf-permissions-password">owner</property>
        <property name="pdf-no-printing">true</property>
        <property name="pdf-no-changing-the-document">true</property>