How to insert a checkbox in Outlook email and Mail app in Windows 10

Sometimes you may need to add a clickable checkbox in your email in order to view certain items, a list, a task list, work progress, etc. In this article, we show you how insert a checkbox in Outlook for computer and Messaging app for Windows 10. However, this method requires Microsoft Word, as there is no direct option to insert a clickable check box in Outlook or the Mail app in Windows 10.

Insert a clickable check box in the Outlook messaging and messaging application

To insert a check box in Outlook for computer and Mail for Windows 10, follow these steps:

1. Open Microsoft Word and activate the Developer tab.
2. Insert a check box in your Word document.
3. Copy the checkbox from your document.
4. Open the Outlook or Mail application.
5. Paste the checkbox in your email.
6. Repeat the process.

At first you need to open Microsoft Word on your computer and activate Developer tongue. To do this, go to File> Options> Customize ribbon. On your right you can find the Developer option. Check the corresponding box and click on the button Okay button.

After that go to Developer in Microsoft Word and then click on the Content Control check box option.

He should make a checklist in Microsoft Word.

Now you can copy the check box from the Word document and paste it into your preferred email client. In this case, it is either Outlook for the desktop or the email application preinstalled on Windows 10.

You can paste as many times as you want to view the checklist.

If you don’t want to display a clickable checklist in the messaging app, you don’t need to follow all of the steps mentioned above. You can insert a check box as a symbol, which can be added from the Insert tab in Outlook for computer.

Since such an option is not available in Outlook.com, you can use the copy and paste method to display a non-clickable check box in Outlook.com.

I hope you find this guide useful.