How to Add Sub Bullets to a Power Point Presentation

There may be times when you are doing a complex presentation or have several levels of information to communicate that you want to add sub-bullets in your text box after your main bullet points. This is useful if you have, for example, several categories you are covering with the same slide, and need to elaborate a bit on each category. The sub-bullets are easy to insert, and can be formatted differently from regular bullets so they aren't confused with your main points. In addition, you can adjust the indent to make it bigger or smaller, to further distinguish the sub-bullets in the slide from the main points.

Instructions

Adding Sub-Bullets

1. Open your presentation to the slide where you want to add sub-bullets, and create a text box if you haven't already by choosing "Insert" from the menu at the top of the screen, and then "Text Box."

2. Insert your primary bullet point by selecting the bullet point icon from the formatting pallet, which is found under the "Bullets and Numbering" section. If your formatting palette is not visible, click on the "Tool Box" icon at the top of the window to make it visible. When you have finished inserting the text for the first main bullet point, hit "Enter" for a hard return.

3. Hit "Tab" on your keyboard to insert a sub-bullet point and enter your text. Format the sub-bullet point using the "Style," "Color" and "Indent" options under the "Bullets and Numbering" section of the formatting palette. Hit "Enter" to create the next sub-bullet point. When done, hit "Enter"

4. Hold down the "Shift" key and press "Tab" from an empty sub-bullet to revert to a main bullet point.

References

• University of Texas: Getting Started with PowerPoint