Item marking method and device

The invention discloses an item marking method and device, and belongs to the technical field of computers. The item marking method comprises the steps that at least one input text content is received in a text view; adding instructions for adding checkboxes for the selected text contents are received; the checkboxes are added for the text contents by using labels. The at least one text content is received in the text view, and the labels are used for adding the checkboxes for backlogs represented by the selected text contents so as to mark the backlogs. Thus, the problems that in the prior art, backlog generating and marking are realized based on control, and when identical processing needs to be conducted on a plurality of backlogs at the same time, great limitation exists are solved; the effects that the backlogs can be marked and the backlogs can be all selected or copied are achieved.