
Use conditional formatting with checkboxes The formula in cell B11 counts all cells in the range C2 to C10 which have the logical result TRUE. Even if you plan to hide the column with the linked cells, you can make reference to them in any cell you choose. You can count the number of completed tasks with a simple COUNTIF formula. Linked cells will now show TRUE when its box is checked, and FALSE when unchecked. Note that the link for each checkbox must be created manually, one by one.

From the Format Control window, select Don't move or size with cells from the Properties tab. To fix the position of a checkbox in the sheet from the cells, right-click the checkbox, then click Format Control from the context menu. The box size on the Excel worksheet is pretty much fixed. It is unfortunate and a little odd, frankly, that this cannot be done in Excel - at least, not right now. If you drag on the checkbox object handlebars, you will resize the object frame, but alas! This won’t resize the checkbox itself.
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How to control checkbox size and position

Drag the fill handle at the lower right-hand corner of the cell in the direction you want the new checkboxes to appear.Īlthough the copied boxes appear with the same caption names as the original box, a unique backend name is created for each box.

This will place the new box at a location close to the previous checkbox, or

Your first box will have the default Caption Name “Check Box 1” next to the box as shown on the worksheet below.Įxcel also creates a Backend Name which is shown in the Name Box. Click anywhere in the worksheet, and Excel will insert a checkbox at that location.Under Form Controls, click the checkbox icon (a square with a blue checkmark).
