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There is a new Excel feature on the insert tab of the ribbon that allows users to put a Check Box on spreadsheets without programming. When will that be included in my updates?
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When will the new checkbox be available? Its June 2024.. (my organization doesn't allow joining the Insider Program, so I have been itching for this feature, as a former Google Workspace Sheets user.)
Come on Microsoft. It is almost a year available for the insiders now. When will it be released for all the users? Why is it taking so long for the R&D department to solve the issues if there are any? Please give us a release date so we have something to hold on to.
That is a rudimentary mess of a feature which is boxes dragged on top of a spreadsheet and then formatted to the cells. It is not a way to manage a database of thousands of entries, the BETA version finally fixes it after Google Sheets introduced it a generation ago, yet it is still not rolled out.
I'm currently on v2401. The boolean checkbox is not in this version yet. I'm waiting for this feature specifically because it opens an entire world of logic for lookups, validation, and easy management of sheets. Google sheets had it years ago. It's bizarre that it's not in excel yet. It's literally just a visual switch for a boolean data type.
To begin with, join the Insider program. You might have it right away or wait a short while. I got it about a week after it was announced in the Insider channel.