Method 1: Insert a Check Box for Printing Only
Although you’ll want the check mark to be on top of the checkbox, for now it’s easier to place it elsewhere so that you don’t inadvertently select the checkbox while working on the checkmark. From the Home tab, click the Text box shape in the Drawing group and drag a text box on the screen.If you want to animate the check marks separately, put them in separate textboxes from the numbers. If you don’t want to animate the check marks coming in one at a time or if you want to animate both the check marks and numbers together, you can put a checkmark and its corresponding number together in one text box. If you have a lot of items, use 2 columns.įor more information on creating equidistant objects, see my post, “ 3 ways to make objects equidistant in PowerPoint.” 3. You might find that you need to make small adjustments to get the results you want. Press Ctrl + D as many times as necessary and the new checkboxes will continue the distance and angle of the first duplicate you created.Drag the new square to the desired location based on the angle of the Post-it note and the number of checkboxes you want.That’s probably more realistic but I found that the white fill provided more contrast for the graphic as a whole.Īfter that, it’s just a matter of making duplicates: If you want, you can omit the fill by choosing Shape Fill, No Fill. On the Drawing Tools Format tab, expand the Shape Styles gallery and choose the option with the black outline and white fill.Rotate the square to match the Post-it note using the selected square’s green rotation handle.Move the square onto the Post-it note image.This is how the image comes I didn’t rotate it. Note that the Post-it note image is slightly rotated.To resize it, again hold down the Shift key and resize from one of the corner handles.Press and hold the Shift key as you drag it on the slide to ensure a perfect square.From the Home tab, in the Drawing group, choose the rectangle from the gallery of shapes.Although you can search for a text symbol that fits the bill, it’s easier to insert a rectangle. Add the checkboxesĪ checklist has to have checkboxes. I used the Fuzzimo image and cropped it to eliminate some extra white space around the edges. Here you see the two options - the photo is on the left and the Fuzzimo option is on the right. The Fuzzimo images contain a number of Post-it notes, so duplicate the file and then crop to the one you want. I’ve also used images from Fuzzimo, which you can get here. You could certainly take your own photo, but I found a good photo from here. Finally, I created my own and thought you might like a similar one for your own slides.
When I think how to visualize the concept of such a slide, I often (perhaps lamely) come up with a checklist. I often create a slide that talks about x number of items: