Working with text, shapes, and objects

In our previous edition of this book, Learn Microsoft Office 2019, we learned the basic skills to copy, paste, and duplicate within a presentation. After working through this section, you will be able to copy, move, and paste text, insert and format lists, and add headers and footers to a presentation. Additionally, you will gain an understanding of how to apply and modify a theme.

Let's recap how to use lists in the next section.

Inserting and formatting lists

How you would like to insert and format lists on slides in PowerPoint is a personal preference. Either insert the text first and then apply the list or apply the list and then enter the text:

1. Open the presentation called ProductGrpSSG.pptx.
2. Locate the slide that contains the text you wish to apply a bullet or numbered list to. Then, select the text.
3. Choose your desired option from the Paragraph group by clicking on either the bullet icon or the numbers icon...