To create effective PowerPoint presentations, it's important to make the slides really easy to read. One of the most common ways to do this is to format text as a bulleted or numbered list. By default, when you enter text into a placeholder, a bullet is placed at the beginning of each paragraph, automatically creating a bulleted list. If you want, you can modify the list by choosing a different bullet style or by switching to a numbered list.
Customize lists in PowerPoint 2016
How to modify bullets
1. Select an existing list that you want to format.
2. On tab Home, Click the drop-down arrow Bullets.
3. Select the desired bullet style from the menu that appears.
4. The selected bullet style will appear in the list.
How to modify a numbered list
1. Select an existing list that you want to format.
2. On tab Home, Click the drop-down arrow Numbering.
3. Select the desired numbering option from the menu that appears.
4. The numbering style will appear in the list.
How to change the starting number
By default, a numbered list will start at number 1. However, sometimes you may want to start numbering from a different number, such as if the list is a continuation from the previous slide.
1. Select an existing numbered list.
2. On tab Home, Click the drop-down arrow Numbering.
3. Select Bullets and Numbering from the menu that appears.
4. A dialog box will appear. In school Start At, Please enter your desired starting number.
5. List numbering will change.
Change the appearance of the list
Whether you're using a bulleted or numbered list, you may want to change its appearance by adjusting the size and color of the bullet or number. This can make the list stand out and match the look of the entire presentation.
How to modify size and color
1. Select an existing line bullet list.
2. On tab Home, Click the drop-down arrow Bullets.
3. Select Bullets and Numbering from the menu that appears.
4. A dialog box will appear. In school Size, Please choose the size for the bullet.
5. Click the drop-down box Color and choose your favorite color.
6. Press OK. The list will update to display the new bullet size and color.
Customize bullets
Customizing the “look” of bullets in a list can help users emphasize certain items in the list or personalize their list design. A popular way to customize bullets is to use symbols.
How to use an icon as a bullet
1. Select an existing bullet list.
2. On tab Home, Click the drop-down arrow Bullets.
3. Select Bullets and Numbering from the menu that appears.
4. A dialog box will appear. On tabs Bulleted, click Customize.
5. Dialog box Symbol will appear.
6. Click the drop-down box Font and choose a font. Fonts Wingdings and Symbol are options worth considering because they have a lot of useful icons.
7. Select the desired icon.
8. Press OK. The icon will now appear as a bulleted, selectable option in the dialog box Bullets and Numbering.
9. Press OK again to apply the icon to the list in the document.
To change the spacing between bullets and text, you can move the first-line indent marker on the Ruler tool. For more detailed information, please refer to the article: How to align and space lines in PowerPoint 2016.
Practice
1. Open the sample practice presentation.
2. On the last slide, select all the text in the bulleted list.
3. Customize bullet points with an icon of your choice.
4. Change the bullet color to Olive Green.
5. Change the bullet size to 115%.
6. When you're done, your slide should look something like this (your symbols may vary):
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