a short list with checkboxes, such as "Urgent", "Please Comment", etc.

I have taken the template and re-personalized it for my own use, but I am
stuck on these checkboxes.

Is there a way to insert a checkmark in the appropriate boxes using the word
processor? I'm trying to avoid having to do it by hand (not that it's so
much extra effort, but I think that if the program can create the checkboxes,
on principle I should be able to check them off using the same program).
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Thanks in advance,
Max