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PowerPoint enables you to use picture bullets rather than conventional symbol bullets. And, while you can choose from an impressive collection of ready-to-use picture bullets, you can also import your own pictures to create a unique bullet style for your text lists. So, why would you want to import your own picture bullets? Probably because you want their color to match your company branding, or you want to use a stylized bullet that matches your logo. Whatever your reason may be, do remember that detailed graphics don’t work well as bullets. The more closer your graphic looks to the conventional dot-shaped bullet, the better it will appear for consistency and visual reasons.
To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.
Import Pictures for Bullets in PowerPoint 2016
Import Pictures for Bullets in PowerPoint 2013
Import Pictures for Bullets in PowerPoint 2010
Tutorial Code: 05 03 04
Previous: 05 03 03 Picture Bullets in PowerPoint
Next: 05 03 05 Use Dingbats and Other Characters as Bullets in PowerPoint
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Tagged as: Bullets and Numbering, PowerPoint Tutorials, Text and Fonts
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PowerPoint provides you with umpteen options to change the appearance of your bullet points. You can change bullet styles, format the bullet size and its color, and use pictures as bullets. In addition, you can use a character from any font, including dingbats as a bullet. So what are dingbats? Dingbats are fonts which contain decorative symbols rather than alphabets and numbers. Wingdings is a good example of a dingbats font since it is installed by default on all computers.
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PowerPoint provides several bullet styles that you can choose from, but they do look a little canned since almost every PowerPoint slide these days uses the same bullet styles! You could get rid of bullets altogether and use small sentences/paragraphs instead, or maybe you could explore picture bullets, to insert any picture as your bullet. Of course, for picture bullets to work, your picture needs to be small, no larger than a medium-sized dot. And it helps if it has transparent areas. If all this talk about the size and transparency of a picture bullet makes you curious, don’t worry because we explain it all!
To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.
Picture Bullets in PowerPoint 2016
Picture Bullets in PowerPoint 2013
Picture Bullets in PowerPoint 2010
Picture Bullets in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 05 03 03
Previous: 05 03 02 Customize the Bullet Size and Color in PowerPoint
Next: 05 03 04 Import Pictures for Bullets in PowerPoint
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Among the many features in PowerPoint, there are some that are more useful than the others. Options for using Guides are certainly vital. Many users are not aware of all the capabilities that Guides offer.
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Tagged as: 01-09, Interface and Basics, PowerPoint Tutorials, Working with Slides
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Making gridlines visible on your slides in PowerPoint 2016 is only a good idea if you use the Grid feature to attain some results. If you are serious about using Grids to position slide objects with more precision, you must first visit the options available for changing Grid settings. Once you have played around with the grid settings, you are better equipped and prepared to explore how the Snap to Grid feature can help you accurately position and move slide objects such as pictures, shapes, or anything else you can select and move on a slide!
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