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Change the Indents on PowerPoint Bulleted or Numbered Lists

By Wendy Russell, About.com

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Turn on the Ruler to Change Indent of PowerPoint Bulleted Lists

View the ruler to change indents on PowerPoint slides

View the ruler to change indents on PowerPoint slides

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Turn on the PowerPoint Ruler

To change the indent on any PowerPoint bulleted list, the ruler must be visible on the screen.

PowerPoint 2007
  1. Click on the View tab of the ribbon.
  2. Place a check mark in the box next to Ruler. The ruler will appear below the ribbon.
PowerPoint 2003 (and earlier)
  1. Choose View > Ruler from the menu.
  2. The ruler will appear just above the slide.
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