You can easily insert a check mark (also known as a "tick mark") in Word, Outlook, Excel, or PowerPoint. These marks are static symbols. If you're looking for an interactive check box that you can click to check or uncheck, see: Add a check box or option button (Excel) or Make a checklist in Word.

Place your cursor at the spot where you want to insert the checkmark. Go to Insert > Advanced Symbol > Symbols. Choose the checkmark symbol that you want. Select Insert. Select Close.

Click or tap where you want the checkmark. Go to Insert > Online Pictures. Search for check mark, checkmark, or tick mark. For Word 2016, search using Bing Image Search. Select an image to use. Select Insert. Resize the image as needed.

Insert a checklist Method 1: From the ribbon. To insert a checklist from the ribbon: Go to the Home tab. Navigate to the Paragraph group. Select Checklist. Method 2: Using shortcut. Alternatively, to insert the checklist, press (Ctrl +,) shortcut keys. Toggling a checklist. Select the empty or ticked checkbox on the left of the text in a checklist.

After you insert a check box in a document, you can change the check box symbol from an X to a checkmark or other symbol, or make other changes, such as the color or size of the checkbox. Change the check box symbol

Symbol such as currency (¥), music (♫), or check marks ( ) Place your cursor in the file at the spot where you want to insert the symbol. Go to Insert > Symbol. Pick a symbol or choose More Symbols. Scroll up or down to find the symbol you want to insert.

This article describes the applications for each of these controls, and tells you how to add them to your forms and reports. What do you want to do? Decide which control to use. Create a bound check box, option button, or toggle button. Create an unbound check box, option button, or toggle button. Understand option groups. Create an option group

You can insert form controls like check boxes, option, or toggle buttons to make data entry easier. Check boxes work well for forms with multiple options. Option buttons are better when your user has just one choice.

In Word for Windows: Click Symbol or Picture, and then choose any symbol or picture that you want to use. You can upload a picture file from your computer, search the Internet for a picture, or sign in to insert photos from another location, such as OneDrive or Flickr. In Word for Mac:

Check boxes are a versatile feature in Excel, useful for making interactive lists and forms. In this article, we'll cover how to add, remove, and toggle them. Insert check boxes. Select the range where you want check boxes. Select Insert > Checkbox. Remove check boxes. Select the range of cells with the check boxes you want to remove.