How do i put tick in word

1. Place your cursor at the spot where you want to insert the symbol.

2. Go to Insert > Symbol.

   

3. Select a checkmark symbol to insert or do the following

   1. Select More Symbols.

   2. Scroll up or down to find the checkmark you want to insert.

   3. Different font sets often have different symbols. Use the Font selector above the symbol list to pick the font you want.

4. Double-click the symbol to insert it into your document.

5. Select Close.

Tip: If you want to make your checkmark larger or smaller, select it and use the Font Size setting.

1. Place your cursor at the spot where you want to insert the checkmark.

2. Go to Insert > Advanced Symbol > Symbols.

3. Choose the checkmark symbol that you want.

4. Select Insert.

5. Select Close

You’ve seen those cool tick symbols used in Microsoft Word Documents in the past but can’t quite figure out how to insert one yourself.

You’re now alone. Nearly all of us know what they are but other than the old copy + paste of the tick image many of us are baffled as to how you are actually suppose to insert one.

So we’re here to decipher the illicit tick symbol mysterys of Word and show you how to insert a tick symbol the ‘real way’. That is, using Words long or short cut methods rather than the old copy + past image method.

Adding a Tick Symbol in Word

The Microsoft Method

This is the method that Microsoft intended us to use, the manual way to insert a tick symbol.

1. Open Word
2. Place your cursor at the point you want to insert the tick symbol
3. Click Insert in the toolbar
4. Under Insert, find and press Advanced Symbols

1. Click Font dropdown
2. Under the Font dropdown, select Wingdings 2 font

1. Select the tick symbol (or any other symbol you want to use from the display box)

1. Click Insert
2. Press Close

You have now successfully added a tick symbol to your Microsoft Word Document. The steps above can be repeated as many times as required, or you can simple copy > paste the tick symbol to replicate it multiple times.

Font Shortcuts Method

If you are wanting to add multiple tick symbols into a document, you can also use the shortcut method.

In this method, you change the font and can then use the Shift button to insert your symbols:

1. Open Word
2. Change the font to Wingdings 2
3. Press Shift + P for a tick symbol

Making your bullet points tick symbols in Word

The last common method to inserting tick symbols is through bullet pointing.

If you are trying to turn your bullet points into tick symbols heres how:

1. Open Word
2. Right Click on the existing bullet point
3. Select Bulletpoints and Numbering…

1. Select Bulleted
2. Click on the image with the tick symbol bullets

1. Press OK

You have now successfully turned your bullet points into tick symbols.

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• Using the Numeric Keypad
• Using the Symbol dialog box

Let’s get started!

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Method 1: Using the Numeric Keypad

First on our list is a method that requires a numeric keypad. Suppose your keyboard doesn’t have one at the moment, you can still go along with this method so that you will realize by then how to utilize it. 

Below are the steps on how to utilize the numeric keypad to insert a tick mark.

Step 1: Open a Word document.

Step 2: Place the mouse cursor to where you will insert the tick mark.

In your active MS Word document, click the part where a tick mark needs to be inserted. You can do this by moving the cursor to your mouse by simply left-clicking at a location. Alternatively, you can also move the cursor with the arrows keys on your keyboard. This can also highlight the sentences or words that you want to replace a tick mark with.

Step 3: Change the font into Wingdings or any font that supports the tick mark.

Not all fonts can support the tick mark. To make sure that the process will go smoothly from here, you’ll need to set the Font into Wingdings. This can be achieved on the Home tab of the ribbon. If it’s not yet active, click it. This will display the Font group box. Click the Font drop-down button and choose the Wingdings font from the list.

If you don’t select a font that supports the tick mark, the default symbol that pops out would be ü.

Step 4: Turn off Num Lock.

Before you can use the keys on the numeric keypad, make sure that Num Lock is turned off. Press the Num Lock key on your keyboard and verify if it’s turned off through the Num Lock indicator. If your keyboard doesn’t have one, try pressing any number from the keypad to verify it. Num Lock’s state can be toggled by simply pressing it.

Step 5: Press the shortcut keys of the tick mark.

With all the previous steps already done, you can already issue the key combination to insert the tick mark. Hold down the Alt key on your keyboard, and on the numeric keypad, press the keys 0, 2, 5, 2 respectively. After which, release the Alt key to insert the tick mark.

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Method 2: Using the Symbol Dialog Box

Another technique that you can use is through the Symbol dialog box. This method does not require the use of a numeric keypad, so you can always turn to this one if your keyboard doesn’t have it.

Here are the steps to achieve this method.

Step 1: Create or open a document in MS Word.

Of course, you will need to have an open document to use this method. If you have a document ready for editing, find and open it by simply double-clicking it open from your file storage. As an alternative, you can create a new MS Word document if you just want to test this out. 

Step 2: Position your mouse cursor to where the tick mark will be inserted.

Like the first method, you need to identify a specific part of your document to where the tick mark gets inserted. Click on that part to position the cursor. If you prefer to edit a word or phrase, then you’ll need to highlight it. Do this by left-clicking and dragging your mouse over a set of words.

Step 3: Access the Symbol dialog box

The next thing you’ll need to do is to display the dialog box that contains the tick mark—the Symbol dialog box. To access this, click the Insert tab on the ribbon and locate the Symbols group. In this group, click the Symbol drop-down button to display the recently-used symbols. If you have already inserted the tick mark using this method, the symbol would appear on the list. If not, then you need to click the More Symbols button, as shown in the image below.

Step 4: Find and insert the tick mark.

From the Symbol dialog box, set the Font drop-down button into Wingdings. This will filter the result, showing only the symbols supported by Wingdings font. From here, you can already scroll down until you can find the tick mark. Alternatively, you can type in the character code of the tick mark, which is “252”, in the Character code field to speed up the search process. Ensure that the tick mark is selected and click the Insert button. This will now insert the tick mark to where your mouse cursor is. Once done, click the Close button of the Symbol dialog box to close it.

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Conclusion

With these simple techniques that you’ve learned, you no longer have to worry about where you can copy the tick mark. That being said, here’s a short review of everything we went through today.

You can insert a tick mark through two ways, both of which involves changing your font to Wingdings, or another font that supports the tick mark symbol. Always keep in mind that you can insert a tick mark through the Symbol dialog box or by using a key combination on the numeric keypad. 

We hope you found this article helpful!

Insert or Type a Check Mark or Tick Mark Symbol in Microsoft Word (with Shortcuts)

by Avantix Learning Team | Updated April 2, 2021

Applies to: Microsoft^® Word^® 2013, 2016, 2019 or 365 (Windows)

You can insert or type a check mark or tick mark symbol in a Word document in several ways. Check marks can be inserted using built-in commands or keyboard shortcuts. It’s important to note that there is a difference between inserting a static check mark and inserting a clickable check box which is typically used in a Word form.

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In this article, we’ll review 5 ways to insert a check mark symbol in a Word document:

1. Insert check marks as bullets
2. Use the Insert Symbol command
3. Add and use a custom Word keyboard shortcut
4. Add and use an AutoCorrect shortcut
5. Use an Alt code shortcut by pressing Alt and then entering a number sequence

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1. Inserting a check mark by inserting bullets

If you want to insert a check mark at the beginning of one or more paragraphs, you can apply custom bullets using the Wingdings font (or a similar font).

To apply check marks as custom bullets to paragraphs:

1. Select the paragraph(s) to which you want to add check marks.
2. Click the Home tab in the Ribbon.
3. In the Paragraph group, click the arrow beside Bullets. A drop-down menu appears.
4. Click Define New Bullet. A dialog box appears.
5. Click Symbol. A dialog box appears.
6. Select Wingdings from the Font drop-down menu. Alternatively, you can select another font such as Wingdings 2 or Segoe UI Symbol.
7. Click the desired check mark.
8. Click OK.
9. Click Font. A Font dialog box appears.
10. Select the desired font color and size. This dialog box offers the same options as the regular Font dialog box.
11. Click OK twice.

The check marks will be added at the beginning of the paragraph(s).

In the Define New Bullet dialog box (below), you can select Symbol, Font or Picture:

The following characters appear when you select Wingdings as the Symbol font for bullets:

In the Define New Bullet dialog box, you can select Picture and then navigate to a picture you want to use as a bullet and then double-click it.

2. Inserting a check mark using Insert Symbol

If you want to add a check mark in a line of text (or at the end of a line of text), you can use Insert Symbol.

To insert a check mark using Insert Symbol in the Ribbon in Word:

1. Position the cursor in the Word document where you want to insert a check mark.
2. Click the Insert tab in the Ribbon.
3. In the Symbols group, click Symbol. A drop-down menu appears.
4. Click More Symbols. A dialog box appears.
5. If necessary, click the Symbols tab.
6. Select Wingdings from the Font drop-down menu. Alternatively, you can select another font such as Wingdings 2 or Segoe UI Symbol.
7. Scroll through the list of symbols until you find the check mark symbol you want to use and then click it.
8. Click Insert.
9. Click Close.

Once the check mark has been inserted, you can change its size or color using the Home tab in the Ribbon or by right-clicking and selecting formatting options from the mini-toolbar.

In the example below, Wingdings is selected in the Symbol dialog box:

3. Inserting a check mark using a custom Word keyboard shortcut

If you insert a check mark frequently, you can create your own keyboard shortcut for the check mark symbol.

To create a keyboard shortcut for a check mark:

1. Position the cursor in a Word document.
2. Click the Insert tab in the Ribbon.
3. In the Symbols group, click Symbol. A drop-down menu appears.
4. Click More Symbols. A dialog box appears.
5. If necessary, click the Symbols tab.
6. Select Wingdings from the Font drop-down menu. Alternatively, you can select another font such as Wingdings 2 or Segoe UI Symbol.
7. Scroll through the list of symbols until you find the check mark symbol you want to use and then click it.
8. Click Shortcut. A dialog box appears.
9. Click in the box below Assign New Shortcut key.
10. Press the keys you want to assign (such as Ctrl + Alt + M). Don’t type any text, just press the keys. Be careful not to override a useful built-in shortcut such as Ctrl + C.
11. Click Assign. Typically the location for these shortcuts is the Normal (or default) template.
12. Click Close twice.

Test the shortcut in your document by pressing the assigned keys.

The Customize Keyboard dialog box appears as follows:

Since these shortcuts are typically saved in the Normal template, when you exit Word, if you are prompted to save the Normal template, click Yes.

4. Inserting a check mark using an AutoCorrect shortcut

You can also insert a check mark automatically using AutoCorrect.

To set up an AutoCorrect entry for a check mark:

1. Position the cursor in a Word document.
2. Click the Insert tab in the Ribbon.
3. In the Symbols group, click Symbol. A drop-down menu appears.
4. Click More Symbols. A dialog box appears.
5. If necessary, click the Symbols tab.
6. Select Wingdings from the Font drop-down menu. Alternatively, you can select another font such as Wingdings 2 or Segoe UI Symbol.
7. Scroll through the list of symbols until you find the check mark symbol you want to use and then click it.
8. Click AutoCorrect. A dialog box appears.
9. In the Replace box, enter the name of the entry (such as cm1).
10. Click Add.
11. Click OK.
12. Click Close.

To insert the entry in the document, type the entry (such as cm1) and then press the Spacebar.

The AutoCorrect dialog box appears as follows:

Since these shortcuts are typically saved in the Normal template, when you exit Word, you should be prompted to save it.

5. Inserting a check mark using an Alt keyboard shortcut

You can press the Alt key in combination with numbers on the numeric keypad to insert a check mark symbol.

To insert a check mark symbol in a Word document using Alt:

1. Position the cursor where you want to insert the check mark symbol.
2. Press Alt + 0252 or Alt + 0254 on the numeric keypad. If the sequence doesn’t work, press NumLock on the numeric keypad. Word will insert a different character.
3. Select the character, click the Home tab in the Ribbon and select Wingdings from the Font drop-down menu.

If you want to create clickable check boxes, you could create a Word form using controls or create a dynamic form using Microsoft Forms.

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