Is there a way to insert a tick in an Excel cell by a key stroke?

I want to be able to insert a tick mark (only) in a cell. Is there an easier
way to do this than going through the insert menu every time and using the
tick symbol? Ideally a simple key stroke would be ideal. I am using Excel 2003

Originally Posted by Kirk

I want to be able to insert a tick mark (only) in a cell. Is there an easier
way to do this than going through the insert menu every time and using the
tick symbol? Ideally a simple key stroke would be ideal. I am using Excel 2003

What character is the tick mark?

Scott

Try

Marlett font and the letter a

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"Kirk" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>I want to be able to insert a tick mark (only) in a cell. Is there an easier
> way to do this than going through the insert menu every time and using the
> tick symbol? Ideally a simple key stroke would be ideal. I am using Excel 2003

In Wingding 2,
Char(80) and Char(82) return "ticks" (check marks).

In 'regular' fonts, 80 and 82 are "P" and "R" respectively.

So ... format your cell(s) to Wingdings 2,
And then simply type upper case
P
or upper case
R

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"Kirk" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
I want to be able to insert a tick mark (only) in a cell. Is there an easier
way to do this than going through the insert menu every time and using the
tick symbol? Ideally a simple key stroke would be ideal. I am using Excel
2003

One more option...

Instead of using a checkmark, use the cell in column A and format it to show a
check if there's something in that cell.

Select column A (A2:A65536 if you have headers in row 1)
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.

Now apply Data|filter|autofilter to your range.
filter by column A (to show non-blanks)

And if you have to ever find out if that row is "checked", you can use a formula
like:

=if(a1="","no checkmark","Yes checkmark")

You can just see if the cell is empty.

Kirk wrote:
>
> I want to be able to insert a tick mark (only) in a cell. Is there an easier
> way to do this than going through the insert menu every time and using the
> tick symbol? Ideally a simple key stroke would be ideal. I am using Excel 2003

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Dave Peterson