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Column type

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Checkbox

A Checkbox column stores a simple yes/no flag. Use it for binary facts an operator toggles or a workflow sets — verified, acknowledged, equipment returned.

In one line

A true/false flag: verified, completed, approved, or flagged.

Where you see this

In the column type picker when adding a column to any table. Types are grouped as Standard, Premium, and Advanced.

Use it for

Where this type fits

Verification flags an admin checks after review.
Acknowledgements and confirmations.
Simple binary state a workflow reads or sets.

Examples

Real columns built with this type

Done

Custom

Completion flag on a Todos item.

Orientation completed

Users

Gates shift eligibility in a policy.

Good to know

If the state has more than two values now or later, use Single Select instead — migrating a checkbox to a select is painful.
Checkboxes make clean workflow conditions: when checked, do X.
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