Learn to adjust the position of bulleted paragraphs using the Left Indent Marker in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac. The Left Indent Marker acts as a lock on the other indent markers.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint 2011 for Mac
OS: Mac OS X
While it is a great option to change the placement of your bullet character and the paragraph following the bullet, it's not always the best option to make both these changes individually. Especially if you want to retain the spacing between the bullet and the succeeding paragraph. It's in times like this that you will appreciate the availability of the Left Indent Marker, shown highlighted in red within Figure 1, below.
Figure 1: Bulleted paragraphs selected
Before we get into this topic, let us pause a moment and paraphrase what we have learnt so far:
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 remain unchanged.
Figure 5: Selected bulleted paragraphs repositioned leftwards to a new indent
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