# Checkbox

> [HTML Version](checkbox.html)

The widget displays a [Yes/No switch](360009707032.md#yes-no-switch) variable as a checkbox with a label shown to the right of it. This widget is convenient when the label text is long and you want it to fit on a single line on a form or page.

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If a user selects the checkbox in the **Checkbox** widget, the value **Yes** is written to the linked context variable.

## Configure the Checkbox widget

As an example, let’s add the widget to a task form in a business process:

1. In the process context, create a variable of the **Yes/No switch** type named **Address**. Its value will be used by the widget.

2. Open the task form in the interface designer and place the **Checkbox** widget onto the canvas.

3. Configure the widget on the **Main** tab by filling in the following fields:

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- **Value\***. Select the **Yes/No** **switch** variable that will be displayed in the widget;

- **Label**. Enter the text to be shown to the right of the checkbox;

- **Read only**. Enable this option if you want to display a value that was filled in earlier. In this case, the value will be available for viewing only.  
For example, during a process an employee receives a task and confirms their agreement with company policies using a **Yes/No switch**. The selected value is saved to a context variable. To display this information in the employee profile, add a **Checkbox** widget to the form with the label **Employee agrees with the company policies**. Depending on the decision made, the checkbox will be selected or not.

- **Required field**. Enable this option if the user must select the checkbox, for example on a task form used to confirm that a document has been reviewed.

4. On the **Events** and **System** tabs, you can configure [system settings](common_widget_settings.md) that are common to all widgets.

5. Save the widget settings.

6. To make the configured form available to users, click **Save** and **Publish** on the top panel of the interface designer.