How do I put a tick in Excel files My computer operates with Windows 7. I use Excel to record electrical test results but I cannot find any way to put a tick in the boxes where required. I presently have to spell out the full word when a tick would be more satisfactory. Any ideas Anthony Harrison, by email The square root symbol makes a useful tick or check mark and usually all you have to do is enable the numeric keypad on your keyboard by pressing Num. Lock then hold down the Alt key and tap in the character code 2. Rockdale County Youth Softball. This should also work on any text entry field in most word processors, email programs, web browsers and so on, though things can go awry when using a combination of MS Office 2. Windows 8. If so change the font to Wingdings and use the character code Alt 0. Sharath%20Reddy/Microsoft-Office-Excel-insert-check-symbol-second.jpg' alt='Microsoft Office Tick Symbol' title='Microsoft Office Tick Symbol' />Symbol function. Note also that it doesnt work if you use the numeral keys above the letters, and on laptops you need to use the nested numeric keypad. This is usually on or around the letters UIO and JKLM, and enabled by pressing the Function Key Fn Num. Lock, though the exact procedure varies from one make to another so if in doubt consult your manual. Google Maps Kml File Load on this page. This July, we asked for software tips from the 2017 Microsoft Office National Champions, a set of charming teens who are officially the best at using PowerPoint, Word. Office 365 subscribers get a host of useful editing features on the move. PDF files that contain the Visual Studio 2005 documentation. Unfortunately, the default behavior of Microsoft Excel is to open spreadsheets in the same window. Fortunately, there is a way to force Excel to open spreadsheets in.