How to make a SharePoint 2013 "yes/no" list field to be displayed as a checkbox during inline editing?

Question

I have a "yes/no" field in a SharePoint 2013 list. In a default list view I can click "edit" link and get to inline editing of the list. In this case I can edit the "yes/no" field via a dropdown with values "yes" and "no". Like so:

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But in my solution I have lots of records that must be clicked through by users as quickly as possible. And a checkbox is more convenient for this, but not a dropdown.

So is there any way (with or without custom development) to display a checkbox instead of a dropdown in inline editing mode? Like so:

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Machinegon Machinegon · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-21T20:14:18

I'm afraid creating a SharePoint custom field type is the answer. Check out this guide

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb417414(v=office.12).aspx

It's custom dev but it's not to complex. After you custom field type is deployed, you must modify your column to use this type instead of yes/no.

How to make a SharePoint 2013 "yes/no" list field to be displayed as a checkbox during inline editing?

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