To access the formatting options, right-click the checkbox, click Format Control, and then do any of the following. The Check Box Form control type does not allow many customizations, but certain adjustments can still be made. Please be careful when using the last method because it will delete all the objects in the active sheet, including checkboxes, buttons, shapes, charts, etc. To copy a checkbox into adjacent cells, use the arrow keys to select the cell containing the checkbox (not the checkbox itself!), and then drag the fill handle (a small square at the lower right-hand corner of the cell) down or to the right.To copy a checkbox to a specific location, select the checkbox, press Ctrl + C to copy it, right-click the destination cell, and then select Paste in the pop-up menu.The fastest way to copy a checkbox in Excel is this - select one or several checkboxes, and press Ctrl + D to copy and paste it.To quickly insert multiple check boxes in Excel, add one checkbox as described above, and then copy it using one of the following techniques:
How to insert multiple checkboxes in Excel (copy checkboxes) If you don't have the Developer tab on your Excel ribbon, right click anywhere on the ribbon, then click Customize the Ribbon… The Excel Options dialog window will appear, and you check the Developer box in the right hand column. Optionally, delete or change the caption text.To properly position the check box, hover your mouse over it and as soon as the cursor changes to a four-pointed arrow, drag the checkbox to the desired position.Click in the cell where you want to insert the checkbox, and it will immediately appear near that cell.On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click Insert, and select Check Box under Form Controls or ActiveX Controls.To insert a checkbox in Excel, do the following:
Today, we will be focusing mostly on technicalities and how-to things. In last week's tutorial, we stared to discuss Excel Check Box and showed a few examples of using checkboxes in Excel to create a beautiful checklist, conditionally formatted To-Do list, interactive report and a dynamic chart responding to the checkbox state. The tutorial will teach you how to quickly add multiple checkboxes in Excel, change the check box name and formatting, as well as delete one, several or all checkboxes on a sheet.