How to Work With Check Boxes in Word. Microsoft Word 2010 can insert check boxes on a fillable form. The check box symbol on a list of tasks or items can help streamline a process. These square ...

Adjacent Checked symbol, click the Change button. Search for the X symbol, then click OK for both dialog boxes. The tick in the check box is changed to an X symbol. Launch Microsoft Word.

Change the check mark symbol. Simply click Mary’s check box control to display the selected check mark (step 7) to see the more traditional check mark. However, notice that the bounding box is gone.

Next, select "Define New Bullet," then "Symbol" from the resulting window. Locate the check box you want to use from the list of symbols, click "OK," and then "OK" again on the initial window.

Microsoft Word recognizes many, but not all, symbols using LaTeX-style commands. Try typing \symbolname, then press the space bar to see if it converts into the corresponding symbol.

In the Symbol dialog box, ensure the "Symbols" tab is selected. Select the font in the drop-down menu, and next to "Subset," choose "Latin-1 Supplement" or "Superscripts and Subscripts" depending ...