Tip #1993 - Managing Bulleted Lists
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Use a lot of bulleted
lists in MS PowerPoint? How about MS Word? Looking for quick ways to move
items in your bulleted list without a cut / paste?
Or… maybe you'd
like a way to promote and/or demote items in the list without all the
extra work with the increase and decrease indent buttons.
Whatever your particular
need, you're sure to find something here that works for you!
First, for those who
are most into using key combinations here's just the thing you need for
both Word and PowerPoint.
To demote an item
one level in your list place the cursor somewhere in the item then use
Alt + Shift + Right Arrow.
Need to move another
level yet?
Then repeat the key
combination (Alt + Shift + Right Arrow) to demote again.
And, yes, you guessed
it… to promote something one level use Alt + Shift + Left Arrow.
(And repeat to move up another level.)
In addition, it's
good to know that if you're willing to be sure that the cursor is at the
beginning of the item then you can use Tab to demote and Shift
+ Tab to promote. The emphasis here is that you need to have the
cursor at the very left of the information - if it's placed
in the middle then you'll just be inserting tabs into your work.
Now there's also the
dilemma of moving items up and down through the list. Again, place the
cursor within the item to move. Now use Alt + Shift + Up or Down Arrow.
Instantly the bulleted item begins to climb or drop down through the list
without the need for a cut / paste.
Moving on to those
of you who are more "mouse" inclined.
You too have some
quick maneuvers at your disposal.
In PowerPoint you
can run your mouse pointer over the bullet of the item to move
until it becomes a 4-way arrow.
Once you have the
arrow click and hold.
Now simply drag
in the direction you need the item to move. Left or right will promote
or demote and up or down will rearrange the list.
If you're working
in Word you won't find that the pointer turns into a 4-way arrow. That
shortcut doesn't work. However, you can highlight the entire item
and then do a drag and drop to relocate it in the list.
To demote (increase
indent) or promote (decrease indent) the item in the
list right click on it and select your choice from the menu.
And there you have
it - quick ways to manage bulleted lists without a single toolbar button
or menu in sight.
~
April
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