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How can I insert a checkbox into a cell in Excel?
I am an ambulance technician and am setting a basic spreadsheet up to
maintain a record of every patient. Thus, I need to be able to insert a tick-box into specific cells in order to record the various treatments given. I'm probably an idiot but I can only find a control which allows a 'floating' box, and not one which refers to specific cells. |
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How can I insert a checkbox into a cell in Excel?
Checkboxes are objects which float on top of the spreadsheet, and therefore
are not tied to particular cells. You insert a checkbox by opening the Control toolbar and drawing the box to suit your needs. You will see in the formula bar something like the following: =EMBED("Forms.CheckBox.1","") Dave -- Brevity is the soul of wit. "yogamitch" wrote: I am an ambulance technician and am setting a basic spreadsheet up to maintain a record of every patient. Thus, I need to be able to insert a tick-box into specific cells in order to record the various treatments given. I'm probably an idiot but I can only find a control which allows a 'floating' box, and not one which refers to specific cells. |
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How can I insert a checkbox into a cell in Excel?
so is there anything I can insert into particular cells in order to select or
deselect them? "Dave F" wrote: Checkboxes are objects which float on top of the spreadsheet, and therefore are not tied to particular cells. You insert a checkbox by opening the Control toolbar and drawing the box to suit your needs. You will see in the formula bar something like the following: =EMBED("Forms.CheckBox.1","") Dave -- Brevity is the soul of wit. "yogamitch" wrote: I am an ambulance technician and am setting a basic spreadsheet up to maintain a record of every patient. Thus, I need to be able to insert a tick-box into specific cells in order to record the various treatments given. I'm probably an idiot but I can only find a control which allows a 'floating' box, and not one which refers to specific cells. |
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How can I insert a checkbox into a cell in Excel?
Hi, upon looking into it, I figured out the following.
if you insert a check box, and right click on it, and select format control, you can tell excel to tie the object to a particular cell. Click on the Properties tab in the format control dialogue box and select the option "move and size with cells." This seems to do what you're looking for. -- Brevity is the soul of wit. "yogamitch" wrote: so is there anything I can insert into particular cells in order to select or deselect them? "Dave F" wrote: Checkboxes are objects which float on top of the spreadsheet, and therefore are not tied to particular cells. You insert a checkbox by opening the Control toolbar and drawing the box to suit your needs. You will see in the formula bar something like the following: =EMBED("Forms.CheckBox.1","") Dave -- Brevity is the soul of wit. "yogamitch" wrote: I am an ambulance technician and am setting a basic spreadsheet up to maintain a record of every patient. Thus, I need to be able to insert a tick-box into specific cells in order to record the various treatments given. I'm probably an idiot but I can only find a control which allows a 'floating' box, and not one which refers to specific cells. |
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How can I insert a checkbox into a cell in Excel?
Thanks for your efforts Dave. It solved the problem to an extent but has not
given me quite what I'd wanted to achieve! I think i'll just take the easy option... Cheers! "Dave F" wrote: Hi, upon looking into it, I figured out the following. if you insert a check box, and right click on it, and select format control, you can tell excel to tie the object to a particular cell. Click on the Properties tab in the format control dialogue box and select the option "move and size with cells." This seems to do what you're looking for. -- Brevity is the soul of wit. "yogamitch" wrote: so is there anything I can insert into particular cells in order to select or deselect them? "Dave F" wrote: Checkboxes are objects which float on top of the spreadsheet, and therefore are not tied to particular cells. You insert a checkbox by opening the Control toolbar and drawing the box to suit your needs. You will see in the formula bar something like the following: =EMBED("Forms.CheckBox.1","") Dave -- Brevity is the soul of wit. "yogamitch" wrote: I am an ambulance technician and am setting a basic spreadsheet up to maintain a record of every patient. Thus, I need to be able to insert a tick-box into specific cells in order to record the various treatments given. I'm probably an idiot but I can only find a control which allows a 'floating' box, and not one which refers to specific cells. |
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How can I insert a checkbox into a cell in Excel?
I did as you suggested, but I cannot select that option... it is not
available - it's there, you can see it, but not select it.... ???? -- Pat "Dave F" wrote: Hi, upon looking into it, I figured out the following. if you insert a check box, and right click on it, and select format control, you can tell excel to tie the object to a particular cell. Click on the Properties tab in the format control dialogue box and select the option "move and size with cells." This seems to do what you're looking for. -- Brevity is the soul of wit. "yogamitch" wrote: so is there anything I can insert into particular cells in order to select or deselect them? "Dave F" wrote: Checkboxes are objects which float on top of the spreadsheet, and therefore are not tied to particular cells. You insert a checkbox by opening the Control toolbar and drawing the box to suit your needs. You will see in the formula bar something like the following: =EMBED("Forms.CheckBox.1","") Dave -- Brevity is the soul of wit. "yogamitch" wrote: I am an ambulance technician and am setting a basic spreadsheet up to maintain a record of every patient. Thus, I need to be able to insert a tick-box into specific cells in order to record the various treatments given. I'm probably an idiot but I can only find a control which allows a 'floating' box, and not one which refers to specific cells. |
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