Learn to adjust the position of bulleted paragraphs using the Left Indent Marker in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows. The Left Indent Marker acts as a lock on the other indent markers.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint 2010 for Windows
OS: Microsoft Windows XP and higher
You have already explored how you can use the First Line Indent Marker and the Hanging Indent Marker to tweak bulleted paragraphs in PowerPoint 2010. The next and last of these indent markers on the Ruler is the Left Indent Marker, shown highlighted in red within Figure 1, below. This acts like a lock on the First Line Indent Marker and the Hanging Indent Marker. Funnily enough, it is called the Left Indent Marker even though it is placed at right-most of the three markers! Follow these steps to learn more:
In Figure 5 you can see that the selected bulleted paragraphs have been moved leftwards beyond their initial position (compare Figures 1 and 5). Note that wherever you move the Left Indent Marker, the space between the first-line indent marker and the Hanging Indent Marker will be constant.
Figure 5: Selected bulleted paragraphs repositioned to new indent leftwards
See Also:
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