

Any list customization you make to the slide master will be saved and applied to all your slides. The best way to apply custom list styles to all slides in your presentation is to modify the slide master. To adjust the alignment of items in a list, see How do I increase or decrease the space between a bullet or number and the text in a line? in this article. Your changes will apply only to the selected lines.

To change the format of just one or some of the bullet or number styles in a list, such as the color or size, place the cursor at the start of the line that you want to change before opening the Bullets and Numbering box. SmartArt graphics (to convert an existing bulleted or numbered list to a SmartArt graphic, click Home > Convert to SmartArt) You can apply the symbol to your slides from the style lists) Symbols (to temporarily add a character from the symbol list to the Bulleted tab, on the Bulleted tab, click Customize, click a symbol, and then click OK. Pictures (to use a picture as a bullet, on the Bulleted tab, click Picture, and scroll to find a picture) Starting number (on the Numbered tab, enter the number you want in the Start at box) Size (to resize a bullet or number so it’s a specific size in relation to your text, click Size, and enter a percentage) In the Bullets and Numbering box, on either the Bulleted tab or the Numbered tab (depending on what kind of list you’re working with), pick the style changes that you want to make, such as: In the Editing section, un-check the boxes for Apply numbering to lists automatically and Apply bullets to lists automatically.Tip: To quickly change the style of a bulleted or numbered list, just click the style you want in the list that appears when you click the arrow next to Bullets or Numbering.Click OK on each dialog box to return to your document.Click OK on each dialog box to return to your presentation.Un-check the box for Automatic bulleted and numbered lists.Select Proofing and click AutoCorrect Options.Click OK on each dialog box to return to your mailbox.In the Apply as you type section, un-check Automatic bulleted lists and Automatic numbered lists.In the Proofing section, click AutoCorrect Options.

Select Mail and click the Spelling and Autocorrect button.If this behavior isn’t actually all that helpful for you, and you’d rather control your own list-making without Office’s help, you can turn to your autocorrect options.Ĭheck out the instructions below for steps to change the autocorrect list behavior, and thus disable automatic bullets and numbering, in Office 2013 programs. Many Office programs will detect when you start a numbered or bulleted list and helpfully automate it, so that when you press Enter, new list items are automatically indented and bulleted or numbered.
