Show check mark for "Done" in Excel

You want to put a check mark for completed entries in an Excel table. The detour by copying the character from Word's special characters dialog is too cumbersome for you.

Create a check mark using the Excel system font

You can access this check mark fairly quickly in all applications. It is in fact stored in the TrueType system font "Marlett". This font is installed by default because Windows itself uses some of the characters it contains as an arrow in the Start menu, for example.

• To insert the checkmark, enter a small "a" in the document and mark it.
• Change the font either in the corresponding field on the ribbon at the top or right-click on the cell and then go to "Format cells".
• Activate the "Font" tab and then select the "Marlett" setting in the "Font" combo box.
• After clicking on "OK", the check mark you are looking for appears. You can also format an entire column in this way - a checkmark appears automatically when you enter the letter "a".

The "Marlett" font contains numerous special characters, such as the small triangular arrows used by Windows in the Start menu: you only have to enter "3", "4", "5" or "6" and then change the font as described.

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You can also create a tick in Excel with the "Wingdings 2" font. How this works is described here using Word as an example.