Adding Lists in PowerPoint

A good way to have your content well organized in your presentation to make it look clean and nicely arranged is to add lists.

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to add bulleted or numbered lists to your PowerPoint presentations and how to customize them to adapt them to your needs.

Creating a List

To create a list in your PowerPoint presentation, follow these steps:

• Select the text or text box where you want to add a list.
• Go to the toolbar and click the Bullets or Numbering button to create a list of that respective type.

• Once you’ve created a list, to close it, simply press Enter and then Backspace.
• If you want to start a sublist inside a list, press Tab. To return to the main list, create a new line and reduce the indent.

• You can also promote or demote items in your list by using the Increase List Level or Decrease List Level buttons.

Changing the Format of a List

To modify the appearance of your list, use the following steps:

• Select the text in the list you want to format.
• Go to the toolbar and click either the Bullets or Numbering drop-down arrow. Then, click on Bullets and Numbering…

• On the Bulleted tab, you can choose from presets or click Customize to select a custom symbol.

• If you wish to use an icon or an image as bullets, click Picture… and select the file from your computer, PowerPoint’s collection of icons, or from the web (some of these options might not appear depending on your version of PowerPoint). Remember, it should be a PNG file to avoid background issues. For PNG icons, we recommend visiting Flaticon.

• On the Numbered tab, you can choose the format of the list and set the starting number.

• On both tabs, you’ll find options to adjust the size and color of the bullets or numbers. Please note that changing the bullet color may not be possible if you use custom icons.