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How to Make a Checklist (The Easy Way)
The five steps behind every checklist that actually gets used, plus what separates a checklist you rely on from one you ignore.
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8 step-by-step guides, ranked by how fiddly the tool is.
How to Make a Checklist in Word
To make a checklist in Word, type your items on separate lines. For a printable list, format them with a Wingdings tick-box bullet. For clickable checkboxes, turn on the Developer tab and insert a Check Box Content Control at the start of each line.
How to Make a Checklist in Excel
To make a checklist in Excel, type your tasks down a column. In Excel 365 (2024 or newer), select the cells beside them and click Insert then Checkbox. In older versions, enable the Developer tab, then use Insert then Form Controls then Checkbox.
How to Make a Checklist in Google Docs
To make a checklist in Google Docs, type your items on separate lines, select them, and click the Checklist button in the toolbar (or press Ctrl+Shift+9). Each line becomes a tickable checkbox.
How to Make a Checklist in Google Sheets
To make a checklist in Google Sheets, type your tasks down a column, select the cells beside them, and choose Insert then Checkbox. Click a box to toggle it between checked and unchecked.
How to Make a Checklist on iPhone
To make a checklist on iPhone, open the Notes app, create a new note, tap the checklist icon (a circle with a tick) above the keyboard, and type your items. Press Return after each one to add the next checkbox.
How to Make a Checklist in Canva
To make a checklist in Canva, search "checklist" in the template gallery, pick a design, double-click the text to enter your own tasks, then download it as a PDF or image.
How to Make a Checklist in OneNote
To make a checklist in OneNote, type your tasks on separate lines, select them, and press Ctrl+1 (or click the To Do Tag on the Home tab). Each line gets a tickable checkbox.
How to Make a Checklist in Google Slides
Google Slides has no checklist feature. To fake one, add a text box and insert a checkbox character from Insert then Special characters (search "ballot box"), or place small square shapes next to each line.