How to Indent the Second Line in PowerPoint

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

1. Select the text inside the slide canvas of your PowerPoint presentation that you want to edit.
2. Go to the Home menu and click the Line Spacing option.
3. Choose Line Spacing Options from the dropdown list.
4. Click the Special menu to proceed to indent settings.
5. Select Hanging from the Special indent list.
6. Click OK to apply the hanging indent changes.
7. The second line of your selected text will now be indented based on your configuration.