Learning how to make a checklist in Excel is a game-changer for many people. Making a checklist helps you keep track of many daily things. For example, a checklist can help you remember what to bring when traveling or what ingredients you need when cooking a recipe.

However, not everyone is well-versed in spreadsheets and may find it difficult to create a checklist in Excel. This post discusses how to create a checklist in Excel, plus some tips on how to integrate it with other spreadsheet features.

The first step in creating a checklist is to come up with a list of items or activities that need to be confirmed. Here’s what you need to do on the Excel spreadsheet:

Here's how to create a checkbox in Excel that you can check to indicate that the entry is complete: