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How to add a checkbox in Google Sheets

This quick tour guides you through opening a new spreadsheet, adding checkboxes to your cells from the Insert menu, and interacting with them to manage your lists. Use this feature to easily toggle task completion and bring visual organization to your spreadsheets.

Operations
6 steps 2 min Community template
1

Click the Google Sheets icon

Click the Sheets icon in the Google apps menu to open the application.

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Click the Google Sheets icon
2

Click the Blank spreadsheet option

Click the Blank spreadsheet option under "Start a new spreadsheet" to create a new document.

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Click the Blank spreadsheet option
3

Select the cell or range of cells

Select the cell or range of cells where you want the checkboxes.

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Select the cell or range of cells
4

Click the Insert menu

Click the Insert menu in the top menu bar to view the available options.

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Click the Insert menu
5

Click the Checkbox option

Click the Checkbox option in the dropdown menu to insert a checkbox into the selected cell.

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Click the Checkbox option
6

Click a checkbox to check or uncheck it.

Click the checkbox to check or uncheck it.

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Click a checkbox to check or uncheck it.

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