{"id":14128,"date":"2022-11-01T09:53:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T09:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slidebazaar.com\/blog\/?p=14128"},"modified":"2025-07-08T11:03:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:03:43","slug":"change-color-of-bullet-points-in-powerpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slidebazaar.com\/blog\/change-color-of-bullet-points-in-powerpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change the Color of Bullet Points in PowerPoint"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey there \ud83d\udc4b, welcome back to the SlideBazaar blog. Today we\u2019re going to take a look at how to change the color of bullet points in PowerPoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll post a more detailed article on customizing bullet points in PowerPoint soon. When we do, we will add a link here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until then, let\u2019s dive straight into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Change the Color of Bullet Points in PowerPoint<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s consider this perfect little list:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Now drag and select the list, a dialog box should appear that looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Click on the drop-down below Bullets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This gives you many options to customize the bullets in your presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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We\u2019re almost there. Just a few more steps until you change the color of bullets in PowerPoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click on Bullets and Numbering\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This should open up the following:<\/p>\n\n\n

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This is where you can customize your bullet points<\/strong>. You can change the bullets, even into something really goofy.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I did say Goofy, right?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Okay, let\u2019s not get side-tracked. Go ahead and click on the little button on the bottom left side right next to Color<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Bullets<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Choose the color you want to change the bullets to, and there you have it:<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Bullet<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Pretty simple right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also choose different colors for different bullet points if that\u2019s something you want. Just select individual list items and repeat the above steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result would be something that would make Thanos proud:<\/p>\n\n\n

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You could also use the Bullets and Numbering<\/strong> dialog box to customize numbered lists, change the size of the bullets, and add special characters as bullets as well. There are really a ton of different ways you can customize the bullets in your PowerPoint presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But should you really use that many bullets in your presentations? Well, we\u2019d have to have another article for that one. We\u2019ll add a link here when that\u2019s up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pro tip: Removing background from images used as bullet points in PowerPoint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you add images as bullet points in PowerPoint and they might appear like this:<\/p>\n\n\n

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If this happens, just head on over to EXPERTE<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and remove the background of the image. The result will look much better:<\/p>\n\n\n

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If you want more details on removing backgrounds from images in PowerPoint itself, check out this article.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why should you change the color of bullets?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Well, you should change the color of the bullets in PowerPoint if you want them to fit a certain color scheme, theme, or template. I mean, it\u2019s not necessary that you do, but you may want to put a little pizzazz onto your presentations. Just to add a little bit more personalization or flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an example, adding Christmas-themed colors to the bullets or even adding a candy cane as bullet points could be a nice touch for all those Christmas presentations. Like the example shown above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a neat little trick that you can use to customize your presentations to exactly the way you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some more articles that you may find useful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n