How to Add a Check Mark to a PowerPoint Table

The Microsoft Office Suite's presentation creation component, PowerPoint, offers a way to design slideshows with information sorted in just about every way possible. Compile data into a table to give audience members a quick way to understand facts and figures on the slides. PowerPoint isn't solely for letters and numbers, though; it provides graphical elements such as check marks for illustrative purposes in your presentations. With a couple of clicks, you're able to "check off" check marks from your slideshow list.

Instructions

1. Open PowerPoint. Click the "File" menu and select "Open." Browse to the presentation with the table to add a check mark and double-click the file name. The presentation opens in the PowerPoint workspace.

2. Scroll through the slides or click the "Page Down" button on the keyboard to get to the slide with the table.

3. Click the "Insert" tab at the top of the page. Click the "Symbol" button on the ribbon/toolbar below the tab. The "Symbol" window opens.

4. Pull down the "Font" menu and select "Wingdings," a font installed with all PowerPoint installations. Scroll to the bottom of the small grid of pictures. Double-click the check mark in the bottom row.

5. Click the "Close" button to close the "Symbol" window. The check mark is now in the PowerPoint table.

References

• University of Rhode Island: What is PowerPoint?
• The PowerPoint FAQ: PowerPoint Frequently Asked Questions