As you can see, the number 2 is in bold font, even though the number 1 is not. I assume this is because the second item starts with a bold-font word. But aesthetically, this is terrible. Is there a way to avoid this automatic bolding feature? I can not select the number unfortunately.
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Do you get the "auto format" indicator under that builded numeral?– music2myearCommented Oct 12, 2021 at 3:30
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Hi, thank you for your speedy reply. Would you elaborate a bit? I don't know where to find the auto-format option.– jxhycCommented Oct 12, 2021 at 3:46
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It seems to be a known issue, here is a similar thread "Cannot unbold numbered list headers separately from the first text terms that follows it in Powerpoint 2019 (MS Office / PC)"– EmilyCommented Oct 12, 2021 at 7:16
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1Yes, It is a known issue, and Microsoft is still working on a fix– Saaransh GargCommented Oct 12, 2021 at 14:00
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How hard can this fix be? (It's still doing the same thing in mid-2023.)– Eike P.Commented May 22, 2023 at 9:07
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There is currently no direct way for doing what you're trying to do. You need a workaround:
- Select M and use
Ctrl+Bto unbold it (This change is just temporary) - Place your cursor on the left of M and go to
Insert > Symbols - Now here in the dialog box, Ensure that Font:
(normal text)and form:Unicode(Hex)is selected. - Type in the character code as
034f(also known asCombining Graphene Joiner) and click insert. - Make 'M' Bold again by pressing
Ctrl+B.
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Nice! Alternatively, if your points are all one-liners and you're sure they won't line-break to a second line, you can just type a space ahead of each line and, optionally, adjust the offset from bullet to text using the ruler to move the text closer to the number. Marginally simpler, but falls apart with multi-line bullet points. Commented Oct 15, 2021 at 15:18