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I have 10 checkboxes in my table. Each checkbox corresponds with a task that needs to be completed.


I’d like to build a formal that shows an emoji each time another checkbox is checked.


For example, if you’ve checked 4 boxes, there would be ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ . Or, if you’ve checked 10 boxes, there would be ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ .


Thanks in advance.

Hi @RJ_Martino.


You’d have to check the state of each checkbox field by name, and then output your emoji based on the state. So something like this:


IF({Checkbox Field 1}, "✅") &

IF({Checkbox Field 2}, "✅") &

IF({Checkbox Field 3}, "✅") &

etc...

Hi @RJ_Martino.


You’d have to check the state of each checkbox field by name, and then output your emoji based on the state. So something like this:


IF({Checkbox Field 1}, "✅") &

IF({Checkbox Field 2}, "✅") &

IF({Checkbox Field 3}, "✅") &

etc...


Great Stuff! Thanks for the help!

The formula from @Jeremy_Oglesby is a fine suggestion. However, it can be a bit difficult to see the difference between 9 and 10 check box emoji at a glance.


Another method would be to use a formula field count the number of check boxes and then use other formulas based on that.


Create a {Num Tasks Done} formula field that counts the number of check boxes. Notice that it is very similar to Jeremy’s. However, you can directly add the check boxes together. If a box is checked, its value is 1; if unchecked, its value is 0.


{Checkbox Field 1} + {Checkbox Field 2} + {Checkbox Field 3} ...

Then you can generate your emoji field with the formula


REPT("✅", {Num Tasks Done})

You can also create a formula to show the status:


IF({Num Tasks Done} = 0,

  "Not started",

  IF({Num Tasks Done} < 10,

    "In Progress",

    "Done"

  )

)

Or a formula to show percent done (select percent as the format for the field):


{Num Tasks Done} / 10
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