AutoFormatting Text and Numbered Lists

PowerPoint recognizes ordinals, fractions, em-dashes and en-dashes, formatted AutoCorrect entries and smart quotes followed by a number, and formats them as you type. For example, if you type 1/2, PowerPoint replaces it with fi. You can also automatically number a list. PowerPoint recognizes your intent; when you enter a number followed by a period and a space, PowerPoint will format the entry and the subsequent entries as a numbered list. If you insert a new line in the middle of the numbered list, PowerPoint automatically adjusts the numbers .

AutoFormat Text as You Type

In Normal view, click to place the insertion point in the text where you want to type.

Type text you can AutoFormat, such as 1/2, and then press the Spacebar or Enter.

PowerPoint recognizes this as a fraction and changes it to fi.

Did You Know?

You can use the AutoCorrect Options button to undo automatic numbering or fractions . Click the AutoCorrect Options button that appears when you begin numbering or type a fraction, and then click Undo Automatic Numbering or Undo Fraction.

AutoNumber a List as You Type

In Normal view, click to place the insertion point in the text at the beginning of a blank line where you want to begin a numbered list.

Type 1 ., press the Spacebar, type text, and then press Enter.

PowerPoint recognizes this as a numbered list and displays the next number in the list in gray.

Type text, and continue until you complete the list.

Did You Know?

You can select bulleted or numbered text . Position the mouse pointer over the bullet or number next to the text you want to select; when the pointer changes to the four-headed arrow, click the bullet.