Using the Shift+Enter trick for a soft return in bullets
Working with bullets onPowerPoint slidescan be frustrating.
You start out with this:
If you pressEnter(orReturn) after “little lamb.”
If you don’t want to create a new bullet point, use a soft return.
A soft return causes the text to drop to the next line automatically without adding a bullet.
To force a soft return, hold the Shiftkey while you press theEnter(orReturn) key.
The Shift+Enter Trick Works Elsewhere
This tip works for other Microsoft Office suite products, includingWord.
It’s also a typical function for othertext-editing software.
Put thesoft return techniqueinto your bag of keyboard shortcuts to remember whenever you are dealing with bullet points.
