Ps.

You may want to drop the checkbox and just use a cell that's formatted nicely.

(Saved from a previous post.)

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.



Solution4U wrote:

Is there a way to hide a checkbox along with the cell it hovers over?

So when I hide the column with all the checkboxes I want the checkboxes to
hide as well.

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Dave Peterson