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How to Make a Checklist in Microsoft Word
Learn how to create a checklist using the Developer tab
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Updated onJuly 25, 2024
updated onJuly 25, 2024
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Making a checklist inMicrosoft Wordis straightforward. Although you can do it manually by searching for the checkbox symbol and inserting it in the document, this method is tedious and doesn’t allow readers to mark the boxes.
Microsoft Wordhas an inbuilt checkbox feature that gives you a completely working checklist in one click.
How can I create a checklist in Wordusing the Developer tab?
Learn from our guide below how to make checklists easily inMicrosoft Wordthrough the use of the Developer tab. By default, the Developer tab is disabled. However, once you enable the Developer tab, it stays there.
1. How to enable the Developer tab
Before you can make a checklist, you need to ensure the Developer tab is enabled on your Microsoft Word. To enable it, just follow the guide above.
2. Use the Developer Tab
1. Launch Microsoft Word.
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Create a new document or open an existing one.
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Type the list of items you want on the checklist.
4.Click on the position where you want to insert the checkbox.
5.Go to theDevelopertab.
6.Click on theCheckbox Content Controlicon.
- A checkbox will appear where you placed your cursor in step 3. Repeat the steps for the remaining items on your list.
You can easily make a checklist in your Microsoft Word file by inserting checkboxes in your list of things you want to do. The checkbox can be inserted through the built-in Developer tab in Word.
There you have it, you can now make checklists in MicrosoftWord.
You can then make more checklists later without having to enable the tab all the time. You can also makeindex cards in Word, and we have a guide that shows you how to do it.
Let us know if you managed to create checklists in Microsoft Word. You can do so by using the comment section below.
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Coming from a solid background in PC building and software development, he’s a Windows 11 Privacy & Security expert.
