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How to add check mark in a cell with double clicking in Excel?

Normally, for inserting a check mark in a cell, you need to get into the Symbol dialog box, find the check mark symbol and insert it manually. But it is not so easy to find out the check mark symbol in the Symbol dialog box as there are numerous symbols listed inside. How to quickly add a check mark in a cell in Excel? This article will show you a VBA method to easily add check mark in a cell with double clicking only.

Double click to add check mark in a cell with VBA code

Double click to add check mark in a cell with VBA code

The following VBA code can help you add check mark in a cell with double clicking. Please do as follows.

1. Open the worksheet you need to add check mark into the cell, then right click and select View Code from the right-clicking menu.

2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, copy and paste the below VBA code into the Code window.

VBA code: Double click to add check mark in a cell

Private Sub Worksheet_BeforeDoubleClick(ByVal Target As Range, Cancel As Boolean)
    If Not Intersect(Target, Range("B1:B10")) Is Nothing Then
        Application.EnableEvents = False
        If ActiveCell.Value = ChrW(&H2713) Then
            ActiveCell.ClearContents
        Else
            ActiveCell.Value = ChrW(&H2713)
        End If
        Cancel = True
    End If
    Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub

Note: In the code, B1:B10 is the range you will add check mark with double clicking. Please change it based on your need.

3. Press the Alt + Q keys to close the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window and return to the worksheet.

Now, double click on any cell in range B1:B10, the check mark will be entered automatically. And double clicking the cell again, the inserted check mark will be removed.

If you need to frequently use the check marks in your Excel daily work, here I recommend the Auto Text Utility of Kutools for Excel. With this feature, you can save a check mark as an auto text entry, and then resue it in the future with only one click in Excel as the below demo shown.
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    CSherrod · 3 months ago
    Hi there!  What would I add to the above code to get the cell to change color when the check box is added?
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    leoflute · 10 months ago
    Is there a way to loop this code so that it is on a lot of worksheets in one workbook?
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      crystal · 9 months ago
      Hi leoflute,
      After pressing the Alt + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, please double click ThisWorkbook to open the ThisWorkbook(Code) window, and then copy the below code into the code window. Don't forget to change the sheet names and the cell range in the code.
      Private Sub Workbook_SheetBeforeDoubleClick(ByVal Sh As Object, ByVal Target As Range, Cancel As Boolean) 'Updated by Extendoffice 20201012 Dim xStrRg, xStrWs, xStrWsName As String Dim xEEBol, xWSNBol, xBol As Boolean Dim xArrWs Dim xArrRg Dim xI, xJ As Integer Dim xWs As Worksheet Dim xRg As Range xStrWs = "Sheet5,Sheet1,Sheet2" 'The specific worksheet names xStrRg = "B3:B10" 'The range of cells you will insert check marks xArrWs = Split(xStrWs, ",") xArrRg = Split(xStrRg, ",") xEEBol = Application.EnableEvents Application.EnableEvents = False On Error Resume Next xStrWsName = Sh.Name xBol = False xWSNBol = False For xI = 0 To UBound(xArrWs) If xStrWsName = xArrWs(xI) Then xWSNBol = True Exit For End If Next xI If xWSNBol Then Set xWs = Application.Worksheets.Item(xArrWs(xI)) For xJ = 0 To UBound(xArrRg) Set xRg = Sh.Range(xArrRg(xJ)) If Not Intersect(Target, xRg) Is Nothing Then xBol = True Exit For End If Next xJ End If If xBol Then If ActiveCell.Value = ChrW(&H2713) Then ActiveCell.ClearContents Else ActiveCell.Value = ChrW(&H2713) End If Cancel = True End If Application.EnableEvents = xEEBol End Sub

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    Luiz Carlos Dias · 2 years ago
    como eu faço pra inserir a marca de seleção na célula, porém sem deletar o número que estiver digitado nela ou seja, a marca sairia na frente do número quando eu der duplo clique... e quando eu quizer apagar a marca, eu dou duplo clique novamente e a célula voltaria ao normar (continuaria apenas o número).
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      Tadao Kano · 2 years ago
      Ola Luiz, tente essa alteracao. Ira funcionar nas celulas A2:A10 e D2:D5, altere conforme sua necessidade.

      Tadao


      Private Sub Worksheet_BeforeDoubleClick(ByVal Target As Range, Cancel As Boolean)
      If Not Intersect(Target, Union(Range("A2:A10"), Range("D2:D5"))) Is Nothing Then
      Application.EnableEvents = False
      If Left(ActiveCell.Value, 1) = ChrW(&H2713) Then
      ActiveCell.Value = Right(ActiveCell, Len(ActiveCell) - 1)
      ActiveCell.HorizontalAlignment = xlRight
      Else
      ActiveCell.Value = ChrW(&H2713) & ActiveCell.Value
      End If
      Cancel = True
      End If
      Application.EnableEvents = True
      End Sub