diff --git a/client/src/components/Canvas/views/AdminTabs/MEDataEntry.jsx b/client/src/components/Canvas/views/AdminTabs/MEDataEntry.jsx
index 25078b2..75afa54 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Canvas/views/AdminTabs/MEDataEntry.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Canvas/views/AdminTabs/MEDataEntry.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
-import { Box, Button, ButtonGroup, Text, List, HStack, RadioGroup, Table, createListCollection } from "@chakra-ui/react"
+import { Box, Button, ButtonGroup, Text, List, HStack, RadioGroup, Table, Checkbox, createListCollection } from "@chakra-ui/react"
 import DropDownMenu from "../../CanvasComponents/DropDownMenu"
 
 const startYear = 1970;
@@ -38,9 +38,122 @@ const sections = createListCollection({
     ],
 })
 
+// Sample entries for visual reference - remove before flight
+const items = [
+    {
+      id: "r1",
+      section: "Com",
+      volcano: "Nevado del Ruiz",
+      country: "COL",
+      start: "2024-01-15",
+      end: "2024-01-30",
+      type: "Training",
+      vpi10: "Yes",
+      downstream: 1200,
+      male: 600,
+      female: 600,
+      total: 1200,
+    },
+    {
+      id: "r2",
+      section: "Gas",
+      volcano: "Etna",
+      country: "ITA",
+      start: "2024-02-01",
+      end: "2024-02-20",
+      type: "Assistance",
+      vpi10: "No",
+      downstream: 900,
+      male: 450,
+      female: 450,
+      total: 900,
+    },
+    {
+      id: "r3",
+      section: "Eng",
+      volcano: "Kilauea",
+      country: "USA",
+      start: "2024-03-10",
+      end: "2024-03-25",
+      type: "Support",
+      vpi10: "Yes",
+      downstream: 2000,
+      male: 1000,
+      female: 1000,
+      total: 2000,
+    },
+    {
+      id: "r4",
+      section: "Geophys",
+      volcano: "Fuji",
+      country: "JPN",
+      start: "2024-04-05",
+      end: "2024-04-18",
+      type: "Monitoring",
+      vpi10: "Yes",
+      downstream: 1500,
+      male: 700,
+      female: 800,
+      total: 1500,
+    },
+    {
+      id: "r5",
+      section: "IT",
+      volcano: "Merapi",
+      country: "IDN",
+      start: "2024-05-02",
+      end: "2024-05-12",
+      type: "Deployment",
+      vpi10: "No",
+      downstream: 1100,
+      male: 550,
+      female: 550,
+      total: 1100,
+    },
+  ];
+  
 export function MEDataEntry() {
-    const [value, setValue] = useState("")
-    const [rows, setRows] = useState([]);
+    const [value, setValue] = useState("");
+    // const [rows, setRows] = useState([]);
+    const [selection, setSelection] = useState([]);
+    const rows = items.map((item) => (
+        <Table.Row
+            key={item.id}
+            data-selected={selection.includes(item.id) ? "" : undefined }
+        >
+            <Table.Cell>
+                <Checkbox.Root
+                    size="sm"
+                    mt="0.5"
+                    aria-label="Select row"
+                    checked={selection.includes(item.id)}
+                    onCheckedChange={(changes) => {
+                        setSelection((prev) => 
+                            changes.checked
+                            ? [...prev, item.id]
+                            : prev.filter((id) => id !== item.id ),
+                        );
+                    }}
+                >
+                    <Checkbox.HiddenInput />
+                    <Checkbox.Control>
+                        <Checkbox.Indicator />
+                    </Checkbox.Control>
+                </Checkbox.Root>
+            </Table.Cell>
+            <Table.Cell>{item.section}</Table.Cell>
+            <Table.Cell>{item.volcano}</Table.Cell>
+            <Table.Cell>{item.country}</Table.Cell>
+            <Table.Cell>{item.start}</Table.Cell>
+            <Table.Cell>{item.end}</Table.Cell>
+            <Table.Cell>{item.type}</Table.Cell>
+            <Table.Cell>{item.vpi10}</Table.Cell>
+            <Table.Cell isNumeric>{item.downstream}</Table.Cell>
+            <Table.Cell isNumeric>{item.male}</Table.Cell>
+            <Table.Cell isNumeric>{item.female}</Table.Cell>
+            <Table.Cell isNumeric>{item.total}</Table.Cell>
+        </Table.Row>
+    ))
 
     return(
         <Box m={4} mt={1} border="1px solid" borderRadius="sm" borderColor="gray.500">
@@ -63,10 +176,11 @@ export function MEDataEntry() {
                 </Box>
                 
                 <Box overflowX="auto"> 
-                    <RadioGroup.Root value={value} onValueChange={(e) => setValue(e.value)}>
+                    {/* <RadioGroup.Root value={value} onValueChange={(e) => setValue(e.value)}> */}
                         <Table.Root variant="outline" size="sm">
                             <Table.Header>
                                 <Table.Row>
+                                    <Table.ColumnHeader /> {/* padding for checkboxes */}
                                     <Table.ColumnHeader>Section</Table.ColumnHeader>
                                     <Table.ColumnHeader>Volcano</Table.ColumnHeader>
                                     <Table.ColumnHeader>Country</Table.ColumnHeader>
@@ -82,38 +196,10 @@ export function MEDataEntry() {
                             </Table.Header>
 
                             <Table.Body>
-                                {rows.length === 0 ? (
-                                    <Table.Row>
-                                        <Table.Cell colSpan={12} textAlign="center" py={4} color="gray.500">
-                                            No data yet
-                                        </Table.Cell>
-                                    </Table.Row>
-                                ) : (
-                                    rows.map((r) => (
-                                        <Table.Row key={r.id}>
-                                            <Table.Cell w="40px">
-                                                <RadioGroup.Item value={r.id}>
-                                                    <RadioGroup.ItemHiddenInput />
-                                                    <RadioGroup.ItemIndicator />
-                                                </RadioGroup.Item>
-                                            </Table.Cell>
-                                            <Table.Cell>{r.section}</Table.Cell>
-                                            <Table.Cell>{r.volcano}</Table.Cell>
-                                            <Table.Cell>{r.country}</Table.Cell>
-                                            <Table.Cell>{r.start}</Table.Cell>
-                                            <Table.Cell>{r.end}</Table.Cell>
-                                            <Table.Cell>{r.type}</Table.Cell>
-                                            <Table.Cell>{r.vpi10}</Table.Cell>
-                                            <Table.Cell isNumeric>{r.downstream}</Table.Cell>
-                                            <Table.Cell isNumeric>{r.male}</Table.Cell>
-                                            <Table.Cell isNumberic>{r.female}</Table.Cell>
-                                            <Table.Cell is Numberic fontWeight="semibold">{r.total}</Table.Cell>
-                                        </Table.Row>
-                                    )))   
-                                }
+                                {rows}
                             </Table.Body>
                         </Table.Root>
-                    </RadioGroup.Root>
+                    {/* </RadioGroup.Root> */}
                 </Box>
             </Box>
             {/* Row actions aligned right */}