PPT2000: How to Add Custom Picture Bullets to Clip Gallery (242995)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
  • Microsoft Clip Gallery 5.0 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q242995

SUMMARY

Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 lets you use pictures for bullets, instead of characters from a font. This article describes how to add your own custom bullet pictures for use in PowerPoint.

NOTE: What distinguishes the bullets shown in Clip Gallery from other graphics are the keywords assigned to them.

MORE INFORMATION

Importing Bullet Graphics

To import one or more graphics to use as picture bullets:
  1. On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering.
  2. Click Picture.
  3. In the Picture Bullet dialog box, click Import Clips on the toolbar.
  4. In the Add clip to Clip Gallery dialog box, use the Look in arrow (if necessary) to locate the clip or clips that you want to import.
  5. Select the clip or clips that you want to import. You can select more than one clip by:

    Clicking a single clip, and then holding down CTRL while clicking additional clips.

    -or-

    Holding down SHIFT while clicking the first and last of a series of clips.

  6. Under Clip import option, click the option that you want:
    • Copy into Clip Gallery adds a copy of the clip to Clip Gallery and also keeps the clip in its original location.
    • Move into Clip Gallery moves the clip into Clip Gallery and deletes the clip from its original location.
    • Let Clip Gallery find this clip in its current folder or volume lets Clip Gallery use a clip from its original location. You can use this option for clips on a CD-ROM or other removable media, the hard disk of your computer, or a network.
  7. Click Import.
  8. Right-click the imported image, and click Clip Properties.
  9. In the Clip Properties dialog box, click the Keywords tab.
  10. Click New Keyword. Type the keyword web bullets and click OK.
  11. Repeat the previous step for each of the following keywords: buttons, bullets, icons.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/11/2002
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