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Want to add a check box or tick box to a list or form in Microsoft Word? It’s easy to do, and you can even make it checkable so you can click the box with your mouse. We’ll show you an easy way to add a clickable checkbox using Developer Mode in Microsoft Word.

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    Open a new file in Microsoft Word. Do so by opening the app shaped like a blue W. Then click on File in the menu bar at the top of the screen, and click on New Blank Document.

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    Click on File in the menu bar and then Options in the menu.

    • On Mac, click on Word in the menu bar and then Preferences… in the menu.

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    Click on Customize Ribbon and then Main Tabs in the «Customize the Ribbon:» drop-down menu.»[1]

    • On Mac, click on Ribbon & Toolbar in the «Authoring and Proofing Tools» section of the dialog box, then click on the Ribbon tab at the top of the dialog box.
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    Check «Developer» in the «Main Tabs» pane.

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    Click on Ok.

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    Click on Developer. It’s a tab in the upper-right part of the window.

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    Position the cursor where you’d like to insert the check box.

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    Click on Check Box. It’s in the menu bar at the top of the window.

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    Add additional check boxes and text as needed.

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    Lock the form. To do so, select the entire list, to be found in the Controls section on the Developer tab, then click on Group and Group.

    • On Mac, click Protect Form in the Developer tab toolbar.
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    What should I do if the check box is grayed out in my ribbon?

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    It is grayed out for me too. However, if you click on the one icon that isn’t — Legacy Tools — then you will find the exact same checkbox, which you should be able to select.

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    How can I enlarge the size of a text box without enlarging the text?

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    In Word, just dragging the corner of the text box should be sufficient. If the text changes size accidentally, you can always highlight it and change it back to the desired size.

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    How do you make a drop box in word?

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    Download LibreOffice. Follow the manual on how to add a list or list/add or list/multiselect box (or just look under «insert» in the menu). You can add a data source for the dropdown menu items from a database, a spreadsheet or within the file structure itself.

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1. Open a document.
2. Click File.
3. Select Customize Ribbon and then click Main Tabs.
4. Check the «Developer» box.
5. Click Save.
6. Click Developer.
7. Click where you want to insert the check box.
8. Click Check Box.
9. Add additional boxes and text.
10. Lock the form.

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Show the Developer tab

If the developer tab isn’t already visible, see Show the Developer tab.

Make your list

  1. Type the list.

  2. Go to Developer and select the Check Box Content Control at the beginning of the first line.

    Checkbox control in the Controls group on the developer ribbon.

  3. To change the default X to something else, see Make changes to checkboxes.

  4. Copy and paste the check box control at the beginning of each line.

  5. 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.

  1. Select the list. Bullets or numbers won’t look selected.

  2. Go to Home and select the Paragraph dialog box launcher Dialog box launcher .

  3. Under Indentation, in the Left box, type 0.25.

  4. Under Special, choose Hanging.

  5. For By, Word sets a default value of 0.5 inches. Change this if you want your additional lines indented differently.

  6. Select OK when finished.

Lock the text and controls to prevent changes

  1. Select the list and checkboxes.

  2. Go to Developer >Group > Group.

    To unlock the list, select the list and choose Group > Ungroup.

Create a print only list

  1. Go to Home and select the down arrow next to the Bullets button.

    The bullets down arrow highlighted in the Paragraph group.

  2. In the drop down menu, select Define New Bullet.

  3. Select Symbol and find a box character. If you don’t initially see one, change Font to Wingdings or Segoe UI Symbol.

  4. Select OK twice, and create your list.

Example of a bulleted list with boxes.

Make a checklist you can check off in Word

To create a list that you can check off in Word, add content controls for checkboxes to your document.

Show the Developer tab

For more info if the developer tab isn’t already visible in Word, see Show the Developer tab.

Make your list

  1. Create your list.

  2. Place you cursor at the start of the first line.

  3. Go to the Developer tab, and then click Check Box.

    Click Check Box to insert a check box that you can mark in Word.

  4. If you want a space after the check box, press Tab or Spacebar.

    Use a Tab character if you want to format the list item with hanging indentation, like Word applies to bulleted lists.

  5. Select and copy (⌘ + C) the check box and any tabs or spaces.

  6. Place the cursor at the start of the each list item, and paste (⌘ + V ) the copied check box and characters.

  7. Paste the checkbox at the start of each line in your list.

Add hanging indentation

If some of the list items are longer than one line, use hanging indentation to align them.

  1. Select the list.

  2. Go to Format and select Paragraph.

  3. Under Indentation, type 0.25 in the Left box.

  4. In the Special list, choose Hanging.

    For hanging indentation of a list, set indentation for Left, and set Special to Hanging.

    For By, Word sets a default value of 0.5 inches. Change this if you want your additional lines indented differently.

Make a print only check list

You can replace the bullets or numbers in a list with another symbol, such as a box can be checked on a printed version of your document.

  1. Select the entire list.

  2. Select Home and select the arrow next to Bullets.

    Click the arrow next to the bullets icon to select or add bullets.

  3. Select Define New Bullet.

    Click Define New Bullet if Bullet Library does not have the symbol that you want.

  4. Select Bullet, and choose a symbol from the table of symbols.

    For more choices, in the Font box choose a symbol font, such as Wingdings.

  5. Select a symbol to use, such as an open box (A plain open box in the Wingdings font.) or a three-dimensional box (A shadowed open box in the Wingdings font.).

  6. Select OK, and then select OK again.

Word for the web supports only the on-paper form of checklist.

  1. Write your list, and then select it.

  2. On the Home tab, choose the down-arrow next to the Bullets list to open the bullet library, and then choose the checkbox symbol.

    Choose the checkbox symbol in the bullet library

Tick symbol in Word

Tick symbol (🗸) also known as a check mark is a symbol for “Yes”. Sometimes tick in a box (☑) is preferred over tick symbol to denote yes or completion. In this blog we have covered, four different ways to insert tick and tick in box symbol in Microsoft Word.

Place your cursor where you want to insert the symbol and use any of the following 4 methods. Method 4 is easiest and up to 7 times faster.

Shortcut for inserting Tick Symbol in WordDifferent ways to insert tick mark in Word.

Method 1 – Insert > Symbols

  1. Navigating Insert Tab > Symbols and select More Symbols

Insert More Symbols in Word

Navigate to Symbols in Word

2. Select Symbol Tab > Wingdings Font, and double click on desired symbol i.e. 🗸 or ☑.

Step by step method to Locate Tick Mark (Check Mark) or Tick in Box in Ms Word Symbols

3. Select Close

Method 2 – Alt Code (Requires dedicated Number pad keys)

Ms Word Alt code for Tick (or Check) Mark and Tick in Box are:

Tick Symbol or Check Mark (🗸) Tick in Box (☑)
128504 128505
Ms Word Alt code for Tick Symbol (or Check mark) and Tick in Box

To insert symbol, type corresponding Alt Code using Number pad (not using numerics key using above letters) while holding down Alt key.

Method 3 – Autocorrect (Fastest method for Tick Symbol Word)

Smartest way to insert check mark in Word
  1. Create Autocorrect entry
    • Locate Tick Symbol or Tick in Box symbol (as shown in Method 1) by navigating to Insert > Symbols > More Symbols and select symbol.
    • Click Autocorrect Button to open new AutoCorrect Dialogue box.
    • Type desired shortcut text (say tick or checkbox) in Replace.
    • Click Add.
    • Close Autocorrect and Symbol Window.

Setting autocorrect entry for Tick Mark Symbol in Word

2. Type autocorrect text created in above step and press space (for e.g. tick) to convert into corresponding symbol.

Method 4 – Alt X

Alt X code for Tick (or Check) Mark & Tick in Box are

Tick Symbol or Check Mark (🗸) Tick in Box (☑)
1F5F8 1F5F9
Ms Word Alt X code for Tick Mark (or Check mark) and Tick in Box

To insert thick (or check) mark, type 1F5F8 and press Alt + X immediately following it. Similarly, for inserting tick in box, type 1F5F8 and press Alt + X.

Summary

There are four different methods to insert tick symbol in Ms Word. Of all, Alt X and Alt Code method requires remembering 4-5 digit code. While, the Insert Symbol and Autocorrect method are straightforward and relatively easy to remember. Of all these, the smartest way to insert tick symbol or tick in box is Autocorrect method as it is fastest and easy to remember.

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Adding checkboxes to your Microsoft Word document gives you the functionality of a check list. Ticking off line items as they are complete, actioned or done.

Inserting a check list into your Word document is incredibly handy, most commonly used when creating surveys in word.

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There are two ways to insert check boxes into Word, the first being more suitable for digital marking within Word itself and the second more suited to documents being printed and then checked off, such as a to do list.

In this post, we will show you how to insert both types of check boxes into your document with ease.

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Option 1: Best for Digital Marking in Word itself

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  1. Open Word
  2. Check that ‘Developer’ is turned on
    1. How to Turn Developer on
      1. Select the Customize Quick Access Toolbar dropdown
      2. Select More Commands
      3. Select Developer Tab
      4. Select Tick Box
      5. Press Insert
  1. Once the Developer Tab has been activated:
  2. Place your cursor where you would like to insert the tick box

  1. Select the Tick Box in your Quick Access Short Cuts
  1. Repeat for each line that you would like a tick box added in front of

Option 2: Best for Printing

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  1. Open Word
  2. Highlight your list
  3. Click the Bullet Point button
  4. Click Define New Bulletpoint…
  1. Click Bulletpoint…
  1. Change Font to Wingdings 2
  2. Select the Square Symbol
  1. Press OK

You have now successfully inserted check boxes in front of all highlighted lines.

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  • 2 How To Check Boxes In Word
  • 3 Microsoft Word Check Box
  • 4 How To Make Check Boxes In Word
  • 5 How To Insert Check Boxes In Word
  • 6 How To Do A Check Box In Word
  • 7 How To Create Check Boxes In Word
  • 8 How To Insert Text Box In Word
  • 9 Insert Check Box In Word Document
  • 10 How Do You Insert A Check Box In Word
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  • 12 Box For Word Document
  • 13 Word Checkbox Symbol
  • 14 How To Tick A Check Box In Word
  • 15 Microsoft Word Checklist Box
  • 16 Word Symbol Box With Check Mark
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It is easy to add checkboxes to a document to create a printable checklist document. There are many ways you can create check boxes in a word document. Method 1: On the Word Ribbon menu, under the tab Developer, within the.

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Why can’t others tick check boxes in my pdf fillable form? I created a pdf fillable form from a Word document (I am Using Acrobat 9). The pdf works on my computer but when I send it to my colleague, he cannot tick the check boxes or enter text in text fields.

Word indents the new checkmark and the list item, as it would a bullet. For a quick indent fix, display the ruler (on the View tab) and drag.

Now whenever I add another row in Table all formulas are copied from above table row with new range. but check box is not copied automatically. and if copy it manually and paste in new row. the new check box is also linked to the above cell instead of new row. I want it to copy automatically, same like formulas.

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