How to Add Bullet Points in Google Slides

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Bulleted lists are as important in presentations as they are in documents. People new to presentations can find it confusing to locate some basic features, such as adding bullets to their slide content, especially in Google Slides, as some menu options can sometimes be hidden. To customize your slides or Google Slides Templates with bullet points, you can use the Bulleted List menu or hotkey to add bullets. In this article, we explain how to add bullet points in Google Slides.

How to Put Bullet Points in Google Slides

To add bullets to Google Slides, highlight the text for which you want to create a bulleted list and go to the Bulleted List menu. If the menu appears hidden, click More to expand and find the Bulleted List menu. You can also use the CTRL+SHIFT+8 hotkey to add or remove bullets for selected text.

How to add bullet points in Google Slides
Example adding bullet points to a new slide in Google Slides

The menu shows the various bullet lists you can use for your text. Select the desired format to add the bullets. You can also directly click the Bulleted List button instead of expanding the menu to add conventional rounded bullets to your text.

Bullet styles available in Google Slides
Choosing the bullet point styles in Google Slides

The below image shows an example of a bullet list in Google Slides.

Example of a slide using bullet points in Google Slides
Example showing bullet points in Google Slides presentation

How to Color Bullets in Google Slides

To add color to bullets, select the bullets and go to Text Color. You can either select the entire text or only the bullets to recolor.

Select text and locate Text Color in Google Slides
Applying color to bullet points in Google Slides

Select a color to change the default color of the bullets.

Picking a color for the bullets
Picking a custom color for bullet points in Google Slides

In the example below, we changed the color of the bullets from white to red. Note that we only selected and recolored the bullets. However, you can also recolor the text by selecting it along with the bullets. And that’s how to make bullet points on Google Slides.

Applied color to bullets in Google Slides
Example showing custom color selection for bullet points in Google Slides

Final Words

You can choose between various bullet styles and recolor them to suit your presentation theme and branding when making bullet lists. Locating bullets in Google Slides at times can be confusing since part of the toolbar gets hidden unless you click the More option (three dots) at the end of the toolbar to expand and reveal additional features, such as options for adding bulleted and numbered lists.

Google Slides, Presentation Tips
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