Numbering a table of contents

[Linda]

I have a table of contents in a PowerPoint - the item with a series of dots,
then the page number:

Big dogs.............1
Small dogs.........2
Big cats.............3

etc.

How do I line up the numbers so they aren't all crooked?

 

[Echo S]

You can set a right tab. I can't give you dot leaders, though.

Turn on the ruler (View | Ruler), then on the far left, you'll see a little
L-shaped thing. Click it until it's a backwards L. Drag that onto the ruler
where you want the numbers to line up.

Type the text Big dogs, then hit Tab, then type 1. Hit Enter
Type Small dogs, Tab, 2, Enter

And so on.

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[t-4-2]

Neat trick ! Thank you. Pardon me for butting. I do have a question to
ask.........
There is no L shaped thing over to my far left. I put my curser over the
horizontal ruler where I want the numbers to be at.
Just one problem. If I type Big wolf, Tab, 10, Enter, that line does not
line up with those with single digit, 1 - 9.
I had to manually re-align it.
Solution ?
t-4-2

You can set a right tab. I can't give you dot leaders, though.

Turn on the ruler (View | Ruler), then on the far left, you'll see a
little L-shaped thing. Click it until it's a backwards L. Drag that onto
the ruler where you want the numbers to line up.

Type the text Big dogs, then hit Tab, then type 1. Hit Enter
Type Small dogs, Tab, 2, Enter

And so on.

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I have a table of contents in a PowerPoint - the item with a series of
dots,
then the page number:

Big dogs.............1
Small dogs.........2
Big cats.............3

etc.

How do I line up the numbers so they aren't all crooked?

 

[t-4-2]

Correction, I do have the L shaped thing. ( I missed a step ).
Double digit alignment is still a problem.
t-4-2

You can set a right tab. I can't give you dot leaders, though.

Turn on the ruler (View | Ruler), then on the far left, you'll see a
little L-shaped thing. Click it until it's a backwards L. Drag that onto
the ruler where you want the numbers to line up.

Type the text Big dogs, then hit Tab, then type 1. Hit Enter
Type Small dogs, Tab, 2, Enter

And so on.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Don't Miss the PPTLive User Conference! Atlanta | Oct 11-14

I have a table of contents in a PowerPoint - the item with a series of
dots,
then the page number:

Big dogs.............1
Small dogs.........2
Big cats.............3

etc.

How do I line up the numbers so they aren't all crooked?

 

[t-4-2]

No. I was wrong, as usual. It does lined up properly, single or double digit
regardless.
Thank you for the tip.
t-4-2

You can set a right tab. I can't give you dot leaders, though.

Turn on the ruler (View | Ruler), then on the far left, you'll see a
little L-shaped thing. Click it until it's a backwards L. Drag that onto
the ruler where you want the numbers to line up.

Type the text Big dogs, then hit Tab, then type 1. Hit Enter
Type Small dogs, Tab, 2, Enter

And so on.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Don't Miss the PPTLive User Conference! Atlanta | Oct 11-14

I have a table of contents in a PowerPoint - the item with a series of
dots,
then the page number:

Big dogs.............1
Small dogs.........2
Big cats.............3

etc.

How do I line up the numbers so they aren't all crooked?

 

[LVTravel]

I have a table of contents in a PowerPoint - the item with a series of
dots,
then the page number:

Big dogs.............1
Small dogs.........2
Big cats.............3

etc.

How do I line up the numbers so they aren't all crooked?

Echo's way works but...

If you want the dots or dashes you can create the TOC in Word using the tab
key. Copy the entire typed TOC into the clipboard and then paste onto a
blank slide.

In Word set the document margins to the size of the general area of the
slide. I wouldn't use a document larger than about 6 inches so set the left
and right margins to 1.25 inches (the default when Word is first set up.)

Ensure that the rulers are showing in Word. Click on the ruler where you
want the numbers to appear right justified. The remaining instructions are
for Word 2003 or earlier. Click Format, Tabs. Click the tab listed in the
Tab stop position: if it isn't already in the box above. Click the Right
button and then the 2, 3 or 4 depending on what leader you want. Click Set
then OK.

Type a few lines of the TOC in Word pressing the Tab key to get to the right
margin and type the page numbers. Enter to go to next line.

Before typing the full TOC test it's size by copy and pasting a few lines
into PowerPoint. Highlight all the text and Hold Ctrl down while pressing
the C key. (copies to clipboard.) Go to a blank slide in PPT. Hold Ctrl
while pressing V key (pastes to PPT.) Click anywhere in the pasted image
and move to the desired location to see if the sizing is proper for your
slide. If it is just finish typing the TOC in Word, copy and paste. If it
needs to be wider select all the text currently in Word and then click and
drag the tab to the right in the ruler. Will add more ... to the TOC.

By the way, the copied image is just that, an image. The text can actually
be enlarged or made smaller by dragging a resize handle on a corner of the
pasted TOC image.

Hope this helps, let us know.

 

[Bill Dilworth]

Oh, but wait, there's more ...

You can also create your TOC in Word with the decimal tabs turned on (or any
of the other fancy leaders).

Then, in PowerPoint insert an object => MS Word (Create New selected,
display as icon unchecked). Into this new frame, paste your TOC from Word.
It will keep all of it's formatting. However, it may run into problems if
the versions of PPT or Word are different on the projection system. There
are also some possibilities of minor text kerning issues and such.

Bill Dilworth