How to insert checkbox in a Numbers file

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How to insert checkbox in a Numbers file

Hello all,

I am trying to do my Income Tax Returns (Belize, Central America). The Income Tax Department here has its Tax Return form in Excel mode, but I prefer Numbers to Excel. I would like to change a box they have on the form into a check box, so that in the form, while preparing it, I can check it, rather than do so after I print. Is there some way of doing this?

I would be appreciative of timely answers, as the return form is for submission today.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 2.4 i5, 4Gb DDR3, 500Gb

Posted on Mar 30, 2012 7:43 AM

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Wayne Contello

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Mar 30, 2012 7:48 AM in response to Canam Carlo

highlight the cell you want to be a checkbox:

Then click the checkbox tool in the toolbar:

Then check or uncheck the box as needed:

This post does not constitute a recommendation to check or uncheck the check box for purposes of tax preparation 😉

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Canam Carlo Author

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Mar 30, 2012 7:56 AM in response to Wayne Contello

I wish it did constitute a recommendation to check or uncheck!! Thanks Wayne. I actually just found it when notification of your answer came in. I was hoping to have the checkbox as an overlay, rather than in a dedicated cell. I realize that I have to have it in a dedicated cell, so I am now in the process of revising the form. I intend to save the form as a template.

Unlike the USA's IRS, our stuff here in Belize is quite simple. I am surprised at how difficult it is to do tax returns in the US. No wonder things like Turbo Tax and places like H&R Block can actually make a profit.

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Canam Carlo Author

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Mar 30, 2012 8:02 AM in response to Wayne Contello

Is there a way to insert text into the background of the cell with the checkbox?

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Mar 30, 2012 8:07 AM in response to Canam Carlo

No. You could try putting an image (of the text) as the background but that seems like a pain. You could make the checkbox column narrow and use the previous colmn for the text OR add a text box from the "Shapes" menu in the tool bar

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