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Numbered and Bulleted Lists

Janne Brönner
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Use PowerPoint's list tools for numbered and bulleted lists. You WILL find these in the ribbon under the Home tab in the Paragraph function group.

Screenshot: 'Paragraph' function group. The four list tools are highlighted.

  • Use the Bullets button Screenshot: 'Bullets' button. to create a bulleted list. You can change the bullet symbol by using the arrow to the right of the button.
  • Use the Numbering button Screenshot: 'Numbering' button. to create a numbered list. You can change the numbering using the arrow to the right of the button.
  • You can use the Increase List Level Screenshot: 'Increase List Level' button. and Decrease List Level Screenshot: 'Decrease List Level' button. buttons to create lists with multiple levels.

Note: Images as Bullets

You can select a user-defined image as a bullet. However, it is not possible to specify an alt text for bullets. When exporting as a PDF with axesSlide, the image is only transferred to the Logical Document Structure as a normal bullet point ("•", Unicode character U+2022). If you want users who use Assistive Technologies to be informed about the content of the image, it is best to write a short description in the text of list item. Here is an example:

Screenshot: An bulleted list with five list items. The first three items have a tick as a bullet point. Next to them are the texts '(done) flour', '(done) sugar', and '(done) jam'. The bottom two items have a cross as a bullet point. Next to them are the texts '(missing) oil', and '(missing) nuts'.