Another alternative is "select" and "deselect" a checkbox, but I think
"check" and "uncheck" are the best choices.
BTW, I say something like "make sure the foobar box is checked [or
unchecked] before you..." instead of using the word "check" to mean "look
at it to see if..." as in Drew's example.
What about use of the verb "check" for placing a check in a check box? A
number of you have mentioned it, but I think it can be confusing, given the
other sense of "check", as in "check the box, to see if...".
This may sound silly, but I can imagine some users (especially those for
whom English isn't the first language) interpreting "check the Foobar box
before you..." as advice to verify its current state.
If you agree that "check" is not the best choice here, what alternatives do
you prefer? "fill"? "activate"?
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