Add Bullets To Text To Make List In. To get the basic round bullet on a Mac tap Opt8. To add a bullet symbol to a cell that already contains text double-click the cell to enter the Edit mode place the cursor where you want to insert the bullet and then press Alt 7 or Alt 9.
Enter one of the creation characters below followed by a Space. On the slide select the lines of text in a text placeholder or table that you want to. Once done click Save in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
In case you need to conditionally format your bulleted list or apply some formulas to it say to count specific list items it is easier to do if the items are normal text entries.
This method requires you to type each item as you create the list. On the left side of the PowerPoint window click a slide thumbnail that you want to add bulleted or numbered text to. This will automatically indent the list as well. Once done click Save in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
