Open your Word document.
Click where you want the checkbox.
Go to the **Home** tab.
In the **Paragraph** group, click the **Bullets** dropdown.
Select **Define New Bullet…**.
Click **Symbol…**.
Choose a checkbox symbol (e.g., a checked or unchecked box).
Click **OK**.
In **Define New Bullet**, click **OK**.
Click **Enter** to add additional checkboxes as needed.
To use a built-in checkbox (Word for Microsoft 365):
Go to the **Developer** tab.
Click **Check Box Content Control**.
Click where you want the checkbox and repeat as needed.
If you don’t see the **Developer** tab:
Go to **File** → **Options** → **Customize Ribbon**.
Check **Developer**.
Click **OK**.
To add checkboxes in a table:
Insert a table (**Insert** → **Table**).
Click inside a cell.
Use **Home** → **Bullets** → **Define New Bullet…** → **Symbol…** as above.