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Q132189: PPT: How to Determine and/or Change the Bullet Style

Article: Q132189
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): MACINTOSH:3.0,3.0b,4.0; WINDOWS:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c,7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 15-APR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c 
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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The font of the first character of a bulleted line determines the font used for
the bullet when you use bullets from Normal Text. This behavior is normal for
the bullet feature in PowerPoint.

If you click Bullet on the Format menu, and click [Normal Text] in the Bullets
From list, the diagram of available bullets is drawn using the font of the first
character of the currently selected paragraph.

This means that if you change the font you are using in a bulleted list, the
bullet also changes.

MORE INFORMATION
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If you want to make sure that every bullet in your bulleted list remains the
same, even if you change the font of the text, you can try one of the following
methods.

Method 1: Select Something Other than [Normal Text]
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1. On the Format menu (or the Text menu if you are using PowerPoint 3.0), click
  Bullet.

2. In the Bullets From list, select something other than [Normal Text].

3. Select a bullet from the character map.

4. Click OK.

Now, no matter what font you use in your list, the bullet retains the formatting
you selected in step 3.

Method 2: Change the Font at the Beginning of the Line
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This method may not work for everyone. This example uses Times New Roman, but you
can choose a different font to achieve the bullet style you want.

1. Click at the beginning of the line on which you want to fix the bullet.

2. On the Format menu (or the Text menu if you are using PowerPoint 3.0), click
  Font.

3. Change the font to Times New Roman.

4. Type a space character at the beginning of the line.

Because the first character of the line is now Times New Roman, the bullet is
also formatted in Times New Roman.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00b 4.00 4.00a 4.00c 7.00 bullet font [Normal macppt winppt Text] Default power point ppt7 ppt95

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerptMacSearch kbPowerPt700Search kbPowerPt400 kbPowerPt300Mac kbPowerPt400Mac kbPowerPt300bMac kbPowerPt300 kbPowerPt400c kbPowerPt400a
Version           : MACINTOSH:3.0,3.0b,4.0; WINDOWS:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c,7.0
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

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