Ticking checkboxes is one of many great features built into Microsoft Word. Here’s how to insert checkboxes in the program, and how to interact with them.

Then, we’ll add a checkbox control that you can update onscreen by clicking. I’m using Office 365 Word (desktop) on a Windows 10 64-bit system, but you can use earlier versions of Word.

You can insert a checkbox in a Word document in 2 ways, depending on how you want it to be used. If you want to print empty checkboxes that people can fill in real life, use Word's "Home" tab.

You can insert a checkbox in a Word document in 2 ways, depending on how you want it to be used.If you want to print empty checkboxes that people can fill.

Add check boxes to Word Documents on Mac. As with Windows, you’ll need to display the Developer tab to add check boxes. To show the Developer tab, open the Word menu and select Preferences.

Launch Word and open the document to which you want to add a checkbox control. Make certain the "Developer" tab is visible in the ribbon menu. Click the "File" tab and select "Options," which will ...