Enhancing PowerPoint Bullets

When developing PowerPoint presentations do you find that you're bored with the same old bulleted list? Think about it, if you're bored then your audience will be bored too.

There’s an alternative available that can convey the information in a way that is more visually interesting than plain black bullets. Try putting your information in shapes.

Turning this:

Bullet list

Into this:

Bullet list 2

Arrow list
First, you’ll need to decide what shape you want to use from the list available on the HOME ribbon. Click the down arrow for the complete list.


Edit text menu
Right click on the shape and select EDIT TEXT or ADD TEXT and type in your information. Choose font and type size.


image shape menue
You also have the option of adding other effects such as color, shadowing and 3D using the SHAPE menus on the right side of the ribbon. You can put together something that gets your point across using a unique style all your own.


examples