Excel Yourself/Excel Checkbox Bonanza

Excel Check Box Bonanza

Check boxes are one of the easiest controls to use. They allow you to turn off and turn on calculations and features at the click of the mouse. They are also easy to create and implement. This session includes a couple of worked examples.

This session covers
  • display the Developer tab to allow inserting check boxes
  • tips on creating check boxes
  • easily link to a cell
  • a special format to hide entries
  • incorporating the check box in formulas
  • validating check boxes
  • using range names with check boxes
  • protecting sheets
  • a macro to create multiple check boxes in one step

There are tips and keyboards shortcuts along the way.

Level: Intermediate
Duration: 1 hour
Price: AU$25

Course Content

Course materials

 The session materials
  • a pdf manual which you can print out and make notes in
  • Excel file to work through during the session
  • the completed file to review if you need to
Checkbox Bonanza.pdf
  • 456 KB
Checkbox Bonanza.xlsm
  • 118 KB
Checkbox Bonanza Completed 20210211.xlsm
  • 151 KB

Course Video

Excel Check Box Bonanza
  • (1h 04m 54s)
  • 208 MB
Extra Video
  • 5 mins
  • 16.7 MB

Checkbox Quiz

Checkbox Quiz: Quiz

    Excel Check Boxes

    Learn how to improve the user interface with check boxes. 

    They work with formulas and macros.