The easiest way to do this is with the IF function and the mark you would like to display.

The article below explains several options.

Notice the checkmark itself must be enclosed in double quotes ("") since it is text.

If function with unichar function to display checkmark

The benefit of this approach is that you might easily change the number to display a different character.

If you skip this step, you will not see a checkmark.

Instead, you will see a character like “u” or similar.

If function with unichar function to display checkmark

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More than one condition can be tested by nesting IF functions.

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If function with unichar function to display checkmark

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