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Working with Bulleted Lists

Using Bulleted Lists on Slide Templates

A bulleted list allows you to easily and concisely display the main points of your presentation on slides. Text box place holders which are a part of slide templates already include bulleted lists. Simply, click the place holder on the slide and begin adding text. Pressing the ENTER key will move you to the next line and add a new bulleted item.

To move to the next line without adding another bullet, hold down the SHIFT key while pressing ENTER.

Creating a Bulleted List from a Text Generic Box

If you are not using a bulleted list from an existing placeholder on a slide template, or if you would like to add an additional bulleted list, follow these steps to create a new list:

1. In slide view, create a text box by selecting Insert>Text Box from the menu bar.
2. "Draw" the text box on the slide by holding down the left mouse button while you move the mouse until the text box is the size you want it. Then release the mouse button.
3. Choose Format>Bullets and Numbering from the menu bar.
   
   



4. Change the Size of the bullet by changing the percentage in relation to the text.
5. Choose a color for the bullet from the Color menu. You can click More Colors for a larger selection.
6. To choose a bullet type you can:
   • select one of the seven bullet types shown and click OK.
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   • Click the Picture button to view the Picture Bullet window. Select one of the bullets and click OK.
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   • Click the Character button to select any character from the fonts on the computer. Select a symbol font such as Wingdings or Webdings from the Bullets from drop-down menu for the best selection of icons. Click on the characters in the grid to see them larger. Click OK when you have chosen the bullet you want to use.
     
   
   



7. Click OK on the Bullets and Numbering window and use the same methods described in the "Bulleted Lists on Design Templates" to enter text into the bulleted list.

Bulleted Lists and New Slides from an Outline

In Normal or Outline view, text can easily be entered in the outline window and new slides are automatically added. Follow the steps below to become familiar with adding slide content in outline view:

1. Next to the Slide 1 icon, type the title of the slide. The text you type beside the slide icons will be the large-type titles on each slide.
2. Pressing ENTER to type the next line will automatically create a new slide.
   
3. To create a bulleted list for the first slide, press the TAB key or click the demote button on the More Buttons menu accessible by clicking the "triple arrow" button at the end of the formatting toolbar or press ALT+SHIFT+Right Arrow to demote the selection to a bulleted list item.
4. Continue entering text for the bulleted list, pressing ENTER at the end of each line to create a new bullet.
5. Create a multilevel list by executing the demote action again to create a bulleted sublist. Press the promote button on the More Buttons menu or press ALT+SHIFT+Left Arrow to return to the original list.
6. You can create a new slide by executing the promote action until a new slide icon appears. Continue creating new slides and bulleted lists by using the demote and promote actions until the presentation is completed. Use the formatting instructions below to format the lists.

If there is more than one bulleted list on the slide, the lists will be designated by numbers; the example below shows the slide created from the outline on the left. The bulleted list on the left side of the slide is labeled list "1" on the outline and the list on the right is labeled list "2".

When typing the outline, begin typing in the new list by pressing CTRL+ENTER. In this example, CTRL+ENTER was pressed after typing "Access".

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