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Use PowerPoint Bullets to Enhance your Presentation?
PowerPoint bullets are used to set-off and emphasize sections of text and are represented by symbols such as dots or diamonds. You can select from a different number of bullet types or create on your own bullets. You can turn on or off the bullets for any paragraph(s) or text placeholder by selecting them and clicking the Bullets button on the Home tab (or the Edit Master tab if you're in Slide Master view) to toggle the bullet(s) on or off.
To apply default bullet formattingSelect the paragraph(s) text you wish to add bullets.On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the Bullets icon.
To apply alternate bullet formatting to a listSelect the paragraph(s) text you want to add bullets to.On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click on down arrow to the right of the Bullets icon.
You can choose any one of the bullet types.
To change the bullet size and colorSelect the paragraph(s) text you want to add bullets to. For best results, make the change on the slide master to ensure consistency.On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click on down arrow to the right of the Bullets icon and click on the Bullets and Numbering button.From the Bullets and Numbering dialog box displayed, the Bulleted tab should be displayed, if not, select it.In the Size box, use the increment buttons to increase or decrease the size. The size is in relation to the text size of the paragraph.Click the Color button, and select a color from the Color Picker.
Click OK to apply the changes.
To apply custom formatted (symbol) bulletsSelect the paragraph(s) text you wish to add PowerPoint bullets.On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click on down arrow to the right of the Bullets icon and click on the Bullets and Numbering button.From the Bullets and Numbering dialog box displayed, the Bulleted tab should be displayed, if not, select it.Click the Customize button will display the Symbol dialog box.
Select the desired font from the Font list. Although all fonts are available, most of the characters suitable for bullets are in the Wingdings fonts.Click the desired character. Notice the scroll bar to the right of the characters; there are more characters than can be displayed at once.Click OK. The new symbol appears on the Bulleted tab.Click OK to apply the new symbol to the selected paragraph(s).
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