{"id":4938,"date":"2020-01-27T12:52:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T12:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=4938"},"modified":"2024-03-28T11:19:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T11:19:40","slug":"how-to-insert-a-tick-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/examples\/how-to-insert-a-tick-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"Insert a Tick in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The tick (\u2713) also known as checkmark is\noften used to indicate the correct answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Insert a tick in Excel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The most popular way to insert a tick symbol in Excel is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Click a cell where you want to insert the symbol.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Insert\n&gt;&gt; Sybols &gt;&gt; Symbol<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the <strong>Symbols<\/strong>\ntab, inside Font type: <strong>Wingdings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Move to the end of the list, and select the tick\nsymbol and click Insert.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/symbol-window.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/symbol-window.png 563w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/symbol-window-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two types of checkmark symbols. You can use any of\nthem. The cross mark is often used next to a checkmark, so you can insert them\nas well. After you place them, it&#8217;s a good idea to change their colors, as you\ndo with any other characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/tick-and-cross-mark.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4940\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Insert a tick and assign it to a keyboard shortcut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, instead of using all these steps, we are going to\ncreate a macro and assign it to a keyboard shortcut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the button in the bottom-left corner to start\nrecording a macro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/record-a-macro.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/record-a-macro.png 346w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/record-a-macro-300x82.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From a new window, type a name for the macro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"344\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/record-macro-window.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/record-macro-window.png 344w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/record-macro-window-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Under <strong>Shortcut Key<\/strong>,\ninside small box use <strong>Shift + T<\/strong>. Now\nyou will be able to use this macro with the <strong>Ctrl + Shift + T<\/strong> keyboard shortcut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, Excel is going to save your every move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Change font color to green and navigate to <strong>Home &gt;&gt; Font<\/strong> and choose the <strong>Wingdings<\/strong> font.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"123\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/wingdings-font.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/wingdings-font.png 390w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/wingdings-font-300x95.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s necessary to do this step, otherwise, Excel will insert\ndifferent type of character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Move to <strong>Insert\n&gt;&gt; Symbols &gt;&gt; Symbol<\/strong>, and choose from Wingdings font the tick\ncharacters as you did before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the <strong>Home<\/strong>\ntab, and change color to green and press <strong>Ctrl\n+ Enter<\/strong> to stay inside the cell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can check your macro in <strong>View &gt;&gt; Macros &gt;&gt; Macros<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your code should be similar to this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Sub Tick()\n'\n' Tick Macro\n'\n' Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+T\n'\n    With Selection.Font\n        .ThemeColor = xlThemeColorAccent6\n        .TintAndShade = -0.249977111117893\n    End With\n    With Selection.Font\n        .Name = \"Wingdings\"\n        .Size = 11\n        .Strikethrough = False\n        .Superscript = False\n        .Subscript = False\n        .OutlineFont = False\n        .Shadow = False\n        .Underline = xlUnderlineStyleNone\n        .ThemeColor = xlThemeColorAccent6\n        .TintAndShade = -0.249977111117893\n        .ThemeFont = xlThemeFontNone\n    End With\n    Selection.FormulaR1C1 = \"\u00fc\"\nEnd Sub<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Excel usually ads a lot of unnecessary code. You can remove it, so it will look like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Sub Tick()\n    With Selection.Font\n        .Name = \"Wingdings\"\n        .ThemeColor = xlThemeColorAccent6\n    End With\n    ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = \"\u00fc\"\nEnd Sub<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, you can just use <strong>Ctrl + Shift + T<\/strong> (or any other shortcut) to insert the green tick symbol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tick (\u2713) also known as checkmark is often used to indicate the correct answer. 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