Adjust the indent in a bulleted or numbered list

  1. If the ruler is not displayed, on the View menu, click Ruler.
  2. On the slide, click the bulleted or numbered text you want to change.

    If the text contains more than one level of bulleted or numbered items, the ruler displays indent markers for each level.

    Ruler showing paragraph indent markers

    1  First-line indent, showing the indent position of the bullet or number.

    2  Left indent marker, showing the indent position of text in the list.

  3. Do any of the following:
  4. Repeat  step 3 for each level of bullets and numbers and each level of text you want to change.

Note   To change these settings for all the slides in a presentation, make the changes to the slide master. To display the slide master, on the View menu, point to Master, and then click Slide Master.