Even for a seasoned Word expert, inserting a checkmark is not an intuitive task. Thankfully it’s not difficult once you get the hang of it.
Just follow the instructions for your version of Word, and you’ll never need to use a square root symbol again.
Word 2010 / Word 2007
- Click the “Insert” tab on the Ribbon, click “Symbol” on the right, then click “More Symbols”
- Click the “Font” dropdown, scroll to the bottom, and click on “Wingdings”
- Scroll to the bottom of the characters list, click the checkmark, and click “Insert”
Word 2003
- Click the “Insert” menu, then click “Symbol” (if you don’t see “Symbol” but you see an arrow button at the bottom of the menu, click the arrow button)
- Click the “Font” dropdown, scroll to the bottom, and click on “Wingdings”
- Scroll to the bottom of the characters list, click the checkmark, and click “Insert”
JUst wondering why some verions of MS Outlook 2003 allow or have the ability to do an “Insert, Symbol” and some do not. My version which is updated via MS doesn’t have a “Symbol” with the pull down under “Insert”. If I enable MS Word to be my email editor, then I have the ability to “Insert, Symbol”. If you have any further info I would certainly appreciate it.
Thanks,
Jim
Jim,
The “Insert, Symbol” command is part of the Microsoft Word menu system.
When you have Word enabled as your email composition application, you get the Word menu. When you don’t have the Word composer enabled, you get the less-functional Outlook menu system.
When you have Word enabled as your editor, you can use the steps above. When you have Outlook enabled, you can still insert checkmarks and other symbols, but you’ll need to use the Windows Character Map instead:
1. Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map (or Start > Programs > Accessories > Character Map, or something similar, depending on your version of Windows)
2. From the Font dropdown, select Wingdings.
3. Click the symbol you want (checkmarks are at the bottom of the list).
4. Click Select, then click Copy.
5. Close the Character Map window.
6. In your email composition window, click Edit > Paste.
You can use the Windows Character Map to insert checkmarks and other symbols in almost any application that accepts text.
Thank you so very much. I looked for this checkmark for 20 minutes! I appreciate your help!
GREATLY appreciated. Thanks for the tip.
Thank you SO much!
This tip was very helpful. I am working in Word 2007 and it is not an easy process to transition to it. So thank you!
THANK YOU!!!!!!
Does Ms Word has the capability to make the checkmarks in a On / Off box? I mean to show the checkmark after clicking on the box.
Works great! I don’t have to use the square root symbol anymore. Thank you!
Thanks a lot! I searched “check mark in word” on the internet not expecting to any results, and I found this! Thanks for posting it!
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THank you so much. I loooked for this character more than 30 min !!.
thanks a lot…. i hav wasted so mch of time on searching this……
Thank you so much. All this time i am using the square root sign in replacement for the check mark symbol. There is really a check mark symbol in MS Word.
Thank you. Yuor post was the only one that actually helped.
thank you!
Thanks for these easy to follow instructions.
Thanks a lot for this very beneficial info!!!been searching for all the possible ascii codes for the symbols that i needed but i was streamed with wrong infos…only your post helped and i am so thankful for u finally put an end to this AGONY!!!!
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Very helpful. By inserting in Word, it can also be copied to Excel, which is what I needed. Thanks.
Thank you. Very helpful. Easy to follow instructions.
How do I create a box, then how do I go back and put a X inside the box?
Great!I knew I would find it online. Thank you!