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Iron Contributor

Apr 25, 2018

Can't indent bullet point lists in PowerPoint for Mac

If I insert a text box into a slide and create a bullet point list, I am unable to indent sub-bullet text. However, I am able to indent non-bullet point text. I am also able to indent a bullet point ...

Copper Contributor

Nov 12, 2019

I use Powerpoint for Mac Version 16.16.14 and can't set up an indent on the second line of the bullet. Very annoying. Are there any workarounds?

It would be helpful to have ALL of the functionality, like the Paragraph Dialog Box and multiple indent options.

gillianbolde
Copper Contributor
Jun 15, 2020
Peak_Kurt - I'm having the same problem (version 16.37). The only workaround I've found is to force the bullet to indent by moving the indents on the ruler. Then I use the format painter for any subsequent indented bullets (under regular bullets later in the slide).
- Lcross295
  Copper Contributor
  Jul 28, 2020
  gillianbolde I am having the same issue. I just purchased the latest Apple Pro and I can not add or intent bullets in PowerPoint. What is the solution? Does any one have any suggestions?
  - Steve Rindsberg
    Brass Contributor
    Jul 30, 2020
    Lcross295
    You can tab to get second/third/fourth/etc level bulleted text as long as the text is in a text or content placeholder (one of the shapes that contains e.g. "Click here to ..." when it's empty). Tabbing doesn't work to change bullet indent level in regular inserted text box shapes. Never has.
    I don't have a Mac version of PPT handy, but in the Windows version, there are Increase List Level and Decrease List Level buttons in the Paragraph group of the Home tab.
    Using those won't get you to bullet points quite as efficiently as with text in placeholders, but they'll get you there.

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