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Create bullets using Bullets in PowerPoint

Introduce how to create bullet points using Bullets in PowerPoint. There are 2 ways to create bullet points for text: Option 1: Enter text content - select bullet points. Method 2: Select the first bullet character - enter the text content.

Author: Micah Soto3 minutes read

The following article details you how to create bullet points using Bullets in PowerPoint.

There are 2 ways to create bullet points for text:

Method 1: Enter the text content -> select the leading character.

Method 2: Select the first bullet character -> enter the text content.

Method 1: Enter the text content -> select the leading character.

Step 1: Select the content to create bullet points -> Home -> click on the Bullets icon -> select the available templates:

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- Result has created the first letter:

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Step 2: After creating the bullets you want to customize those characters, do the following: Click the Bullets icon -> Bullets and Numbering .

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Step 3: The Bullets and Numbering dialog box appears -> select Color -> select the color for the bullet characters -> click OK:

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- Result of the leading character:

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Step 4: If you want to use the image as a bullet, click Picture:

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Step 5: A dialog box appears with 2 options:

- From a File: Select images available in the computer.

- Bring Image Search: Search images on the Internet.

For example, select an image in your computer and click Browse:

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Step 6: A dialog box appears that selects the image you want to set as a bullet -> click Insert:

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Step 7: If you want to search for images on the Internet, enter the search term in the Search field -> press Enter -> search results are displayed -> select the image you want to set as the first letter -> click Insert :

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- Results of inserting search image as bullet points:

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Method 2: Select the first line character before entering text: Similar to the way 1 only differs from the first letter selection and then enter the text.

- In case you do not want to use the leading characters -> on the Home tab -> click the Bullets icon -> click None:

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The above is a detailed guide on how to create bullet points using Bullets in PowerPoint.

Good luck!

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