Dave,

When I try to enter the alt-2052; nothing appears in the text box. Any
guesses ast to what I might be doing wrong? I've tried pasting in ü;ü;ü;ü
from at text file, and from the Windows character map, but those don't seem
to have the desired effect.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

> One more option:
>
> Maybe just give the cell a custom format.
>
> Format the cells by:
> selecting them
> format|cells|number tab|custom category
> In the "type:" box, put this:
>
> alt-0252;alt-0252;alt-0252;alt-0252
>
> But hit and hold the alt key while you're typing the 0252 from the numeric
> keypad.
>
> It should look something like this when you're done.
> ü;ü;ü;ü
> (umlaut over the lower case u separated by semicolons)
>
> And format that range of cells as Wingdings.
>
> Now, no matter what you type (spacebar, x, anyoldtextatall), you'll see a check
> mark.
>
> Hit the delete key on the keyboard to clear the cell.
>
> If you have to use that "checkmark" in later formulas:
>
> =if(a1="","no checkmark","Yes checkmark")
>
> You can just see if the cell is empty.
>
> Arno Rite wrote:
> >
> > I want a cell to be formatted as a checkbox. I don't want to use form or
> > activex controls. Is this doable?
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>