Check Boxes with Ordered List

[Mad Gemini 3]

In old version (6.23.2.8859) it was possible to create check boxes with ordered lists. But after upgrade now it's not possible to create. To make easy to understand here is the summary:

We can create todo list like this:

1. Change folder view
   1. Open a random folder
   2. View > Hidden objects
   3. Check the button

But in previous verisons we could create with check boxes. This feature very useful for creating workflows step by step for our employees.

[PinkElephant 8,114]

This list is not ordered. Ordered would mean you type down the list, and then click on a sorting function, and it will (typically) sort it by the initial characters. This list is not sorted, it is a numbered list.

In v10 lists were improved a lot. Example: When you hover with the mouse over the list, a handle appears, to draw the complete line into a new position.

What you can‘t do: Mix 2 formats, like numbered and checklist.

What you can do is this - but I don‘t recommend it, it is quite laborious. I first created the numbered list, indented it, and then inserted a character (first block a space, second block a period), and entered a checkbox from the blue + menu. The character should prevent the checkboxes to be autoconverted

 

[Mike P 2,642]

3 minutes ago, PinkElephant said:

The character should prevent the checkboxes to be autoconverted

Good idea to be safe but in this case I'm not even sure a character is necessary

Although it is quite laborious the [] (open square bracket close square bracket) shortcut makes it reasonably quick.

[Mad Gemini 3]

But we were using this feature as a todo list with checkboxes. So in version 6.25 we had these features:

1. Create an ordered list with checkboxes
2. Select all list and add auto checkboxes for each list
3. Select all list and delete all checkboxes at once
4. Select all list and click all the checkboxes at once
5. Select all list and un-click all the checkbosex at once

So these features were helping us to follow our WorkFlows in a easy way.

After new versions released these features lost and this is kind of loosing some good features. I suggets Evernote to think about this feature and improve it. I can share some screenshots for what I mean.

[PinkElephant 8,114]

We know it all.

Checkboxes for lists are no longer supported.

There is a checklist tool with much improved features. And imagine: You can do most from your list with checklist formatting as well. Plus some more, not available with checkboxes (take that strikeout …).

Which leads to the question: Why didn’t you try before posting what you BELIEVE you might need ?

[Mad Gemini 3]

I know that's not supported that's why I was using old versions until today. Today Evernote just deleted some older versions and I'm not able to use them any more. 

I had to move the latest version and saw that it's still same. 

So I have a scenario here. Can you please show me some examples in the latest version that how I can do the same like this?

[PinkElephant 8,114]

You can’t mix checklists and numbered lists. Both are formatting in their own right.

[Boot17 1,450]

@Mad Gemini  I might not be following, but are you just trying to get the Checkbox to appear at the beginning of an ordered list?

If so, you can create your ordered list and then select it like so:

Then select Insert Checkbox:

And it will put a Checkbox at the front of each item in one go:

 

[Mad Gemini 3]

7 minutes ago, PinkElephant said:

You can’t mix checklists and numbered lists. Both are formatting in their own right.

You're talking like as a rule maker. Lol!

[Mad Gemini 3]

3 minutes ago, Boot17 said:

@Mad Gemini  I might not be following, but are you just trying to get the Checkbox to appear at the beginning of an ordered list?

If so, you can create your ordered list and then select it like so:

Then select Insert Checkbox:

And it will put a Checkbox at the front of each item in one go:

 

Thank you so much  I think I'll do like this until find a new way.

[Mad Gemini 3]

2 hours ago, Mike P said:

@Boot17's suggestion is excellent. The disadvantage with checkboxes is that you can't click and unclick all of them at once. While you can't click all checklists at once you can unclick them by selecting them,  removing the box by hitting the checklist button and then put them back in by hitting the checklist button again. I find that I often want to uncheck an entire list (to resuse a packing list for example) but rarely need to check everything in one go so this works well fo rme.

 

Thanks to @Boot17 Now I'm following this way:

When I need to put checklist to all the ordered list:

1. Select all the list
2. Press blue + button
3. Press checkbox button

When I need to uncheck all the list:

1. Select all the list
2. Press blue + button
3. Press checkbox button to delete all the old checkboxes
4. Press blue + button
5. Press checkbox button to add new checkboxes to the list

In this case I basically do this; delete all the checkboxes and add again instead of uncheck them one by one. I hope it works for you too

[Mike P 2,642]

1 hour ago, Mad Gemini said:

Thanks to @Boot17 Now I'm following this way:

When I need to put checklist to all the ordered list:

1. Select all the list
2. Press blue + button
3. Press checkbox button

When I need to uncheck all the list:

1. Select all the list
2. Press blue + button
3. Press checkbox button to delete all the old checkboxes
4. Press blue + button
5. Press checkbox button to add new checkboxes to the list

In this case I basically do this; delete all the checkboxes and add again instead of uncheck them one by one. I hope it works for you too

You're right! You can add and remove checkboxes in that way. I've learned something new today.