Typing Check Marks into Excel

@John Mann
See https://excelribbon.tips.net/T008392_Using_Check_Boxes.html

I have used AutoCorrect for this purpose. I set up some improbable letter sequence to be replaced by the check mark. This has the advantage of being universal - I can do it anywhere, including other MS Office products. I used the letter sequence zzz to be replace by a check mark.

What would be rather nice would be to have a range of cells (probably a column) where all I have to do is click in the cell to toggle a check mark on or off.

I always format the cells as 'webdings' and then type 'a' (for accept) or 'r' (for reject). This gives a tick or a cross and is so easy.

I tend to use the square root text symbol found in many font libraries to add a check mark. In the Character Map select Advance View and then select Unique Subrange in Group by. Go to Mathematical Operations in list dialog that opened. √

The most common way I use this character is with a macro and/or command button.

ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = ActiveCell.Value & " " & ChrW(8730)

I agree with Kiwerry on the use of Insert Symbol. Unluckily, in Excel as opposed to Word, you cannot assign a shortcut key to a symbol.

It is one thing to put a check mark in a single cell, but using this way to put check marks beside all completed items can get tedious, unless the underlying character can be easily typed in.
To make it easier you can set a validation rule for the whole column of text based on a list allowing just one item - the selected check mark. Check the options for in cell dropdown list and Ignore Blanks. You still need to format the column using the selected font.
When you click on the down arrow when the cell is selected, you can only select the check-mark character. In the dropdown list it will show as the underlying character, so if it is a P or an a, this can easily be typed in, but if you selected a more obscure character like ü, the data validation may be helpful.

Possibly I'm missing something, but why not just use the Symbols available in Excel (Insert Tab, "Symbols", "Symbol"). It opens a table that offers very similar functionality to the character map mentioned above. I have found it so useful that it is in my QAT toolbar now.

I have also found that it not necessary to set the font of a cell; you can insert a Wingdings symbol into a text containing any other font within a cell, just as you can select a character in a cell and change their font and other attributes independently of the other characters in the cell, for example: {fig}

I find this easier:Google "check mark"Select a suitable text-based result (not images) such as the wikipedia entrySelect the check-mark from the text and copy itPaste it in your Excel file