You can easily insert a check mark (also known as a "tick mark") in Word, Outlook, Excel, or PowerPoint. These marks are static symbols. If you're looking for an interactive check box that you can click to check or uncheck, see: Add a check box or option button (Excel) or Make a checklist in Word.

Tip: If you want to make your checkmark larger or smaller, select it and use the Font Size setting. Place your cursor at the spot where you want to insert the checkmark. Go to Insert > Advanced Symbol > Symbols .

Make your list. Type the list. Go to Developer and select the Check Box Content Control at the beginning of the first line. To change the default X to something else, see Change checked boxes from an X to a checkmark. Copy and paste the check box control at the beginning of each line. Select a checkbox to put an X (or other character) in the ...

After you insert a check box in a document, you can change the check box symbol from an X to a checkmark or other symbol, or make other changes, such as the color or size of the checkbox. Change the check box symbol

Search for check mark, checkmark, or tick mark. For Word 2016, search using Bing Image Search. Select an image to use. Select Insert. Resize the image as needed.

You can quickly create a check box by dragging a Yes/No field from the Field List pane to the form or report. Open the form or report in Layout view or Design view by right-clicking it in the Navigation Pane, and then clicking the view you want on the shortcut menu.

In Word for the web, you can see watermarks that are already in a document, but you can’t change them or insert new ones. If you have the Word desktop application, use the Open in Word command to open the document and insert or change a watermark there.

To add a bookmark, you first mark the bookmark location in your document. After that, you can jump to the location or add links to it within your document or message. You can also delete bookmarks from a document or message.

You can insert form controls like check boxes, option, or toggle buttons to make data entry easier. Check boxes work well for forms with multiple options. Option buttons are better when your user has just one choice.

To format the page numbers that will appear in the index, select the Bold check box or Italic check box below Page number format. Select Mark to mark the index entry. To mark this text everywhere it shows up in the document, select Mark All .