Word for Mac: Quickly checking a check box

I have several Word documents with check boxes

On Windows, you can simply click them to change the status (checked / not checked). But the only way I found to check/uncheck the checkbox with Word 15 or greater for macOS is to double click it and then to switch the value in the form field options:

Is there a quicker way to change the value?

Buried in the answer to this previous, somewhat related question (from which I liberally cribbed).

1. Go to Tools in the menu.
2. Choose Protect Document...
3. Under Protection, select Protect Document for:
4. Then select Forms
5. Hit OK

My version of Word for Mac is 16.10.