Create PowerPoint Presentations Using Text Editors

Indent Text to Create Bullet Points on Each Slide

Indent text to create bullet points on the PowerPoint slide

© Wendy Russell

Create Bulleted Lists

1. Open your text file in Notepad or other text editor, once again. Choose Start > Programs > Accessories > Notepad if Notepad is not already open.


2. Indent the text below each slide heading, by pressing the Tab key on the keyboard at the start of each line. When you later open this file in PowerPoint, this will create a bulleted list of the points below each slide title.


3. Save the file once again.

• Start Up a Text Editor Such as Notepad to Create the PowerPoint Slide Outline
• Save the File With a PowerPoint File Extension
• Open the Text File in PowerPoint
• Indent Text to Create Bullet Points on Each Slide
• Open the Text File in PowerPoint Once Again