You'll notice that we clicked once within Notepad to establish an insertion point. Launch Notepad, as shown in Figure 1, below.Fortunately, you can still use Notepad with the Alt key trick, as long as you have a separate number pad on your keyboard: It's no longer easy to add a check mark using an Alt key combination in PowerPoint, because when you press the Alt key, and type numbers, this activates commands on the Quick Access Toolbar. Also, these same techniques also work in Word and Excel too. Add Check Marks in PowerPoint for Mac, or for the Web?ĭo you want to add the check mark symbol in non-Windows versions of PowerPoint? You can learn more in our tutorials to add Check Mark in PowerPoint for Mac or Check Mark in PowerPoint for the Web.