2 Easy Ways to Insert and Use Checkboxes in Google Docs

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Do you want to make a clickable checklist in Google Docs? This can be helpful if you're making a shopping or To Do list to keep track of your progress. You can add checkboxes for all lines of text or some. This wikiHow will show you how to insert an interactive checklist in Google Docs using your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer.

• On mobile, enter the text, and then select all of it. Tap the Bulleted list icon, and then tap the Checkbox icon.
• On a computer, open a Google Docs document. Enter and select the text. Click the Checkbox icon.
• To remove a checkbox for a specific line, click or tap the line. Then, click or tap the Checkbox icon again.

Mobile

• Google Docs is available for iOS in the App Store and for Android in the Google Play Store.
• To create a new document, tap the multicolored plus sign at the bottom-right corner and tap New document. Then, tap Create.

Enter the text. This will be the text that appears next to your checkmark. You can have one or multiple lines of text.

• This will place bullet points next to the selected text and expand the menu.

• When the checkbox is tapped, it will place a checkmark in the box and cross out the text.
• If you want to remove the checkbox for some of the text lines, tap the text line. The cursor should be in the text line. Then, tap the Checkbox icon to remove it for that line only.

Desktop

• Upon logging in, you will be brought to the main directory. If you already have existing documents, you can see and access them from here.
• Google Docs can be used to create to do lists, shopping lists, and even sign up sheets.

Create a new document. Click the multicolored plus sign at the top of the page. A new window or tab will open with a blank document. You can also open an existing document.

Enter your text. This will be the text that appears next to your checkmark. You can have one or multiple lines of text.

Select the text. Click and drag the cursor from one end of the text to the other end to highlight it.

• When the checkbox is clicked, it will place a checkmark in the box and cross out the text.
  • To change this feature, click the down arrow next to the Checkbox icon and select the option without the strikethrough text.
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