Microsoft KB Archive/131251

= How to Automatically Number Lists in PowerPoint =

Article ID: 131251

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0a
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0c
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 for Macintosh

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SUMMARY
PowerPoint does not have an AutoNumbering feature. To create a numbered list, you must manually type a number at the beginning of each paragraph.

You can also "borrow" the AutoNumbering feature from Microsoft Word. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) In PowerPoint, add an additional blank line at the end of the bulleted text range.
 * 2) Select the range of bulleted items, including the blank line.
 * 3) On the Edit menu, click Copy.
 * 4) Switch to Word.
 * 5) In a new document, click Paste on the Edit menu.
 * 6) Reselect the text, if necessary.
 * 7) Click the Bullets button on the Formatting toolbar to turn bullets off.
 * 8) Select each bullet separately and click the Numbering button on the toolbar to turn numbering on.
 * 9) After all bullets have numbers, select the list, and click Copy on the Edit menu.
 * 10) Switch to PowerPoint. Make sure the original text object is still selected.
 * 11) Turn bullets off by clicking the Bullet On/Off button on the toolbar.
 * 12) On the Edit menu, click Paste.

The text will paste with the numbering.

Additional query words: 3.00 4.00a 4.00c 3.00b PowerPoint numbering autonumbering

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