![]() Replace bullets or numbers with check marks or check boxes • Select the entire list; the bullets or numbers won’t look selected. • Choose Home, and then choose the Bullets list. • Do one of the following: • If you see the check mark or check box you want in the Bullet Library, select it. • If you don't see the check mark or check box you want, go to the next step. • Choose Define New Bullet and the Define New Bullet dialog box opens. • Choose Symbol, and then choose a symbol from the table of symbols. This example teaches you how to create a checklist in Excel. First, turn on the Developer tab. Next, you can create a checklist. Lists you can check off in Word. This involves adding a content control from the Developer tab, but you don't need to be a developer to do it. This sample checklist serves a dual purpose—it can be printed or used online. You can create a checklist that you can print or use online by using the Check. 2016, 2013, 2010 2007. Tip: For more choices, in the Font box, choose a symbol font, such as Wingdings. • Scroll through the list of symbols and choose the symbol—such as an open box ( ) or a three-dimensional box ( )—you want to use. • Choose OK, and then choose OK again in the Define New Bullet dialog box. The symbol you chose will be added to the Bullet Library so it'll be handy if you want to use it again. Make a checklist you can check off in Word There are four steps involved in creating a list with check boxes that you can check off in Word. Key to this type of list is adding a Check Box Content Control. To use that control, you need to use the Developer tab. • Click + to expand the Developer tab, and then click + to expand the Controls group. Click the Check Box Content Control, and then click to the right of the box. • On the file tab, choose options, Customize ribbon. Choose Check Box Content Control and then choose OK. ![]() ![]() To begin creating/making your list, on the Developer tab, in the Controls group, choose the Check Box Content Control button. • Choose Check Box Content Control and then choose OK. • Open your Word document, and on the Developer tab, in the Controls group, choose the Check Box Content Control button to insert a check box ( ) in front of an item in an existing list or to begin creating a list. • Press the Right Arrow key twice, type the first item in your list, and then press Enter. • Select the check box control that you just created, and press Ctrl+C to make a copy of the control. • On the new line, press Ctrl+V to paste the item, and then rename the item. • Repeat steps 6 and 7 as needed until your list is complete. More about the Check Box Content Control You can click inside a check box control to put an X inside the box, or you can use something other than an X and a check box. And then choose a new symbol to replace both the box and the X. Click OK to save the selection and close the dialog box. • Select a Check Box Content Control, and in the Controls group, choose Properties. • In the Content Control Properties dialog box, under Checked Box Properties, for Checked symbol, choose Change. • In the Symbol dialog box, choose a new symbol, and then choose OK to save your choice. Note: If you can't check off an item electronically, it might be formatted for printing only or the document might be locked. The way that you create the list depends on whether your document already contains bulleted lists with different kinds of bullets. • If your document does not already contain several different kinds of bullets, you can make a bulleted list. • If your document already contains several bullet formats, you can prevent altering the existing bullets. Create a bulleted list with custom bullets • Type your list of items. • Select the list. • On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to Bullets. • Click Define New Bullet. • Click Symbol. • In the Font box, click a symbol font that is installed on your computer, such as Wingdings. • Scroll through the list of available symbols, and then double-click the box symbol that you want to use, such as an open box ( ) or a three-dimensional box ( ). Create a table to prevent altering the existing bullets. • Click the top left cell. • On the Insert tab, in the Symbols group, click Symbol, and then click More Symbols. • Click the Symbols tab.
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