A check box in Excel can use either Excel's form controls or ActiveX controls for formatting. Form controls offer simple formatting, as well as the ability to add a check box to a chart sheet or ...

Figure 2. Excel checkboxes are added as graphical objects and are not bound to a cell. Even though checkboxes are not tied to a specific cell, you can easily resize or reposition a checkbox.

You can insert checkboxes on Excel’s Developer tab. Unfortunately, that tab is hidden by default. To make it visible in Excel 2010 or 2013, click the File tab and select Options.

Episode 27How to add a checkbox in Excel, a small but powerful data tool for spreadsheets Mar 3, 20165 mins Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office Office Suites SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER ...