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Kathrine

Boks to cross off
 
How can I insert a small box that people can check or no check in Excel??

Ex a box for yes and a box for no

Loranga

Boks to cross off
 
Show - Toolbar - Form, then tool you are looking for is called "check box"
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"Kathrine" wrote:

How can I insert a small box that people can check or no check in Excel??

Ex a box for yes and a box for no


Dave Peterson

Boks to cross off
 
You may find it easier to use a cell and a Y or X or any character to indicate
yes. You'll be able to sort, filter, and even count these easier than using
checkboxes.

An alternative that I like:

Select the range that would have held the checkboxes.
Format|cells|number tab|custom category
In the "type:" box, put this:
alt-0252;alt-0252;alt-0252;alt-0252

But hit and hold the alt key while you're typing the 0252 from the numeric
keypad.

It should look something like this when you're done.
ü;ü;ü;ü
(umlaut over the lower case u separated by semicolons)

And format that range of cells as Wingdings (make it as large as you want)

Now, no matter what you type (spacebar, x, anyoldtextatall), you'll see a check
mark.

Hit the delete key on the keyboard to clear the cell.

If you have to use that "checkmark" in later formulas:
=if(a1="","no checkmark","Yes checkmark")

Or you can filter by blanks and non-blanks.

Kathrine wrote:

How can I insert a small box that people can check or no check in Excel??

Ex a box for yes and a box for no


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Dave Peterson


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