In PowerPoint: How to Insert Checkmark and Checkbox. The checkmark is a common symbol that shows that something is finished, correct, and valid. This sign can be used in documents, spreadsheets, designs, and PowerPoint charts as a text placeholder. No matter what version of PowerPoint you are using, it is simple and easy to make this famous symbol.
PowerPoint is a useful tool because it lets you show when a task is done. In this tutorial, you will learn how to add a check mark to a PowerPoint slide and use it to show the current status of something. This can be especially helpful when making presentations that show how things are going. If you follow our detailed steps, you’ll be done in no time.
How to Add Check Mark and Checkbox in PowerPoint
- Open PowerPoint and navigate to the desired slide.
- Click on the “Insert” tab.
- Choose “Shapes” from the “Illustrations” group.
- Look for the “Tick Mark” or “Checkmark” shape in the dropdown menu.
- Select the desired shape.
- Drag and adjust the shape on the slide.
- Right-click on the shape and select “Format Shape” to customize its properties.
- Add a text label by clicking inside the shape and typing.
- Continue editing your PowerPoint slide or presentation once you’re satisfied.
By inserting bullets
- Display the slide on which you want to insert check mark(s).
- Select the paragraph(s) in a text box or placeholder to which you want to add check marks (at the beginning of the paragraph).
- Click the Home tab in the Ribbon.
- In the Paragraph group, click the arrow beside the Bullets. A drop-down menu appears.
- Click Bullets and Numbering. A dialog box appears.
- Click Customize. A dialog box appears.
- Select Wingdings from the Font drop-down menu. Alternatively, you can select another font such as Wingdings 2 or Segoe UI Symbol.
- Scroll through the list of symbols until you find the check mark symbol you want to use and then click it.
- Click OK.
What is PowerPoint?
Microsoft PowerPoint, which most people just call PowerPoint, is a piece of software made by Microsoft for making good presentations. It comes with the Microsoft Office package. The program has tools like word processing, drawing, graphing, and outlining, as well as slides. So, the slides can show text, a table, a chart, graphics, and media.
FAQs
Display the slide on which you want to insert a check mark. Position the cursor in a text box, placeholder, table cell or shape where you want to insert a check mark symbol. Press Alt + 0252 or Alt + 0254 on the numeric keypad.
On the Insert tab, click Shapes, and then under Action Buttons at the bottom of the menu, click the button shape that you want to add. Click a location on the slide, and then drag to draw the shape for the button.
So, you would hold down the Alt key and type 10003 on the numeric keypad. When you release the Alt key, the check mark will appear. If you’re using a laptop or a keyboard that doesn’t have a numeric keypad, you can create the same effect by holding down the Fn key and the Alt key, and then typing the number code.
