Quick summary
To indent the second line in PowerPoint, you use the Line Spacing Options dialog and apply a Hanging indent via the Special menu. This formatting technique keeps the first line flush while all subsequent lines are indented for cleaner slide readability.
Steps
- Select the text inside the slide canvas of your PowerPoint presentation that you want to edit.
- Go to the Home menu and click the Line Spacing option.
- Choose Line Spacing Options from the dropdown list.
- Click the Special menu to proceed to indent settings.
- Select Hanging from the Special indent list.
- Click OK to apply the hanging indent changes.
- The second line of your selected text will now be indented based on your configuration.
