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  1. Open the Excel spreadsheet that contains the checkboxes.

  2. Press the Ctrl + F keys to open the Find and Replace dialog box.

  3. Click the Options button to expand the dialog box.

  4. In the Find what field, enter =CHECKBOX(TRUE()) and leave the Replace with field blank.

  5. Ensure that the Within drop-down menu is set to Sheet and the Search drop-down menu is set to Values.

  6. Click the Find All button to show all the cells that contain the checkboxes.

  7. Select all the cells with checkboxes by holding down the Ctrl key.

  8. Right-click on any selected cell and choose Format Control from the context menu.

  9. In the Format Control dialog box, go to the Control tab.

  10. Under the Control tab, delete the text in the Cell link field.

  11. Click OK to remove the macros from all the selected checkboxes.

  12. Repeat steps 7 to 11 for any other cells in the spreadsheet that contain checkboxes with macros.