Adjust the Indent Markers on the Ruler
- Select the bulleted list on the PowerPoint slide. (Make sure to select all of the text in the bulleted list if you want to change the indent of each bullet shown.)
- Refer to item A in the image above. This is the first line indent marker, which is the location of the bullet (or number).
- Drag the first line indent marker to the desired location on the ruler.
- The selected bulleted list will jump to this location.
- Refer to item B in the image above. This is the left indent marker. The left indent marker consists of two markers:
- triangle marker - Moving this marker will adjust the location of the text in relation to the bullet.
- square marker - Moving this indent marker will simultaneously move both the first line indent marker and the left indent marker. Moving the square indent marker is useful when you are happy with the current distance between the bullet and the text, but would like them in a new location.
- Drag the left indent marker of your choice (triangle or square) to its new location. The selected bulleted list will jump to this new indent location.
- Repeat this process on each slide in the presentation, if necessary.
Tip - To avoid having to make these same changes on each and every slide in the presentation, you can edit the slide master instead. This will allow you to make one change and every slide will be affected. Refer to these articles on how to use the slide master.
- Slide Masters in PowerPoint 2007
- Custom Design Templates and Master Slides (PowerPoint 2003 and earlier)
