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Why am I missing the "Checkbox" feature in Microsoft Excel

Anonymous
2024-08-26T08:21:55+00:00

I'm trying to use the checkbox feature in the Insert tab on my company Excel account (Version 2308, build 16731.20716).

We are using Microsoft 365 on what I'm assuming to be the latest update but I cannot seem to find the Checkbox feature.

How can this be ?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-25T08:47:25+00:00

    Same issue here, the Insert > checkbox (available since Office 365) is suddenly gone since 3 days, but it is still covered by the Excel documentation. My working document looks different now and its functionality is gone. I'm very unhappy by removing features without update, notification or anything else by Microsoft. It looks as if earlier provided functionality has simply been taken away from the user by shutting it off.

    Documentation see here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/using-checkboxes-in-excel-da85546d-c110-49b8-b633-9cebadcaf8d4

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-08-26T09:32:33+00:00

    Thank you for your detailled answer.

    However this wasn't the type of checkbox I was referencing. I was talking about an actual checkbox that's located in a cell, giving a boolean response when clicked.

    For example the ones referenced in that post : Checkboxes in Excel (microsoft.com).

    Thank you in advance,

    Martin

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    2024-08-26T09:25:32+00:00

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-11-28T17:56:19+00:00

    So typical. Just take away a very easy way to do things. I now have a spreadsheet that displays True/False on one computer and embedded check boxes on the computer next to it. Why? Because Microsoft decided to take this out.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-10-23T14:00:28+00:00

    Same here. Any updates?

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