Select the cell where you want the tick symbol
Go to the Insert tab
Click Symbol
Choose a font such as Wingdings or Segoe UI Symbol
Find and select the tick symbol
Click Insert
Click Close
Use the keyboard shortcut Alt + 0252 in Wingdings font
Use the keyboard shortcut Alt + 2713 for a check mark in some systems
Copy and paste a tick symbol from another source
Use the formula `=CHAR(252)` with Wingdings font applied to the cell
Use the formula `=UNICHAR(10003)` in Excel that supports UNICHAR