Content

• To step
• Tips
• Warnings

This wikiHow teaches you how to create bullets in a PowerPoint presentation. You can do this in both the PowerPoint versions for Windows and Mac.

To step

1. Open a PowerPoint presentation. Double-click an existing PowerPoint presentation, or open PowerPoint and create a new PowerPoint presentation.
2. Select the slide you want to adjust. Click a slide on the left side of the window to open the slide where you want to place bullets.
3. Select a place to insert text. Click on one of the text fields on the slide to place your cursor there.
   • For example, you can click the "Title" box or "Click to create a title".
4. Click on the tab Start. You can find this on the left side of the PowerPoint ribbon, the orange band on top of the PowerPoint window.
   • If you're on a Mac, then the tab is Start different from the menu Start at the top left of the Mac screen.
5. Select a bullet format. Click on one of the three line icons in the top left corner of the "Paragraph" group in the menu Start. You have at least two options: standard bullets and numbered bullets.
   • You can also press Make your bulleted list. Type a word or phrase for the first bullet point, then press ↵ Enter. Creates a bullet for the first item and a new bullet for the next item.
     • Repeat this process for each bullet point you want to add.
     • Press on the ← Backspacekey while your cursor is next to a new bullet point to stop using bullets.

Tips

• You can use different bullets in PowerPoint to distinguish between sub-periods and main points.
• If you have an existing list of items you want to make bullets out of, select it and click your preferred bullet style to assign bullets to each individual line.

Warnings

• Using too many bullets can detract from the visual appeal of your PowerPoint presentation.