{"id":30021,"date":"2022-05-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toggl.com\/blog\/?p=30021"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:48:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:48:52","slug":"make-checklist-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toggl.com\/blog\/make-checklist-word","title":{"rendered":"How To Make A Checklist In Microsoft Word In 5 Simple Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A checklist is a simple, yet powerful tool to manage your work and improve task completion quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a number of checklist tools and templates available today. However, sometimes you may need to create a really simple checklist. And signing up for an app or downloading it may seem like a lot of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In such situations, Microsoft Word can help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a powerful text editing software. And almost everyone can use it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we\u2019ll show you two ways to make a checklist in Word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to make a checklist in Word?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Use this method if you want to create a clickable checklist in MS Word<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The obvious advantage is that you can share a soft copy of the Word document with your team. As they run the checklist, they can check off each item on the list. This is particularly useful if your team is working from home<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The disadvantage of this method is that it works only with Microsoft Word 2010 and up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s also not backward compatible<\/a>. This means documents created in older versions of Word cannot be edited in Word 2010 to add checklists. However, in older versions of Word, you can create a printable checklist (learn how towards the end of this article).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that you know if this method works for you, let\u2019s dive into the steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Enable the \u201cDeveloper\u201d ribbon tab<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Developer<\/em> tab hosts the checkbox control that we need to create a clickable checklist<\/strong>. But, by default, this tab is not visible on the ribbon menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To enable the Developer<\/em> tab:<\/p>\n\n\n\n