Open the Word document, PowerPoint presentation slide, or Excel worksheet in which you want to add a check mark. Position the mouse cursor to the left of the symbol, hold down the left key and select it. Now you’ll see an icon in the menu bar (it includes a Command icon). You can simply scroll down the list of characters with the default settings until you find a checkmark there. Some programs other than Word may not recognize or display correctly the checkmark. She's written tips and tutorials for Microsoft Office applications and other sites. | 06 May 20. Select the Wingdings font 2 , and place the cursor where you would like to insert the symbol. Australians tend to use the American keyboard layout. Her focus is Mac, but she lives and breathes Apple. This article was co-authored by our trained team of editors and researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness. This wikiHow teaches you how to add a checkmark symbol (✓) to a Microsoft Word document on both Windows and Mac computers. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/6\/6d\/Add-a-Check-Mark-to-a-Word-Document-Step-1-Version-3.jpg\/v4-460px-Add-a-Check-Mark-to-a-Word-Document-Step-1-Version-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/6\/6d\/Add-a-Check-Mark-to-a-Word-Document-Step-1-Version-3.jpg\/aid494538-v4-728px-Add-a-Check-Mark-to-a-Word-Document-Step-1-Version-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"