Bullets and indents

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I have not been able to indent the second or third lines of a bullet to line
up with the top line's indent. I want this cleaner look for my presentation.
Any suggestions?

 

[Lorne]

I have not been able to indent the second or third lines of a bullet to
line
up with the top line's indent. I want this cleaner look for my
presentation.
Any suggestions?

I have found if you format things in word then copy+paste into PowerPoint
you can overcome the PowerPoint shortfalls in formatting.

 

[jem01354]

.... but if you hold down Ctrl as you drag the 2nd or 3rd line's recrangular
indent marker they'll line up like a dream!

 

[Lorne]

... but if you hold down Ctrl as you drag the 2nd or 3rd line's
recrangular
indent marker they'll line up like a dream!

Suppose you want a layout like this:

Line 1 wrapped
so it lines up left
without bullets
- followed by
a bulleted list
that lines up indented
- and more bullets

You will find that the first line where you removed the bullet will indent
itself if it is wrapped to more than one line so you get:

Line 1 wrapped
so it lines up left
without bullets
- followed by
a bulleted list
that lines up indented
- and more bullets

At least that's what happens to me in PowerPoint2000. But id I do it in
Word and paste it lines up OK.

 

[Linda Adams]

Make sure you use the slide layout for bullets the program
provides--everything will automatically line everything up properly. A lot
of people where I'm at just add a text box instead, which doesn't pick up the
template's formatting. For that, turn on the ruler and drag the indent
marker to the right place.

 

[Stefan Blom]

To identify the indent markers, see:

About indent and tab settings
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP030741151033.aspx

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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