Create an outline

1. On the View tab, select   ​​​​​​​Outline View.

2. In the slide thumbnail pane, select the thumbnail and type.

3. Press Enter for a new line. First-level items are slide titles. Press Tab once to demote the current line one level. Press Shift+Tab to promote the current line one level.

You can also right-click an item and choose Demote, Promote, and Move Up or Move Down. 

For more info, see Create a presentation from an outline

1. On the View tab, select   ​​​​​​​Outline View.

2. In the slide thumbnail pane, select the thumbnail and type.

3. Press Enter for a new line. First-level items are slide titles. Press Tab once to demote the current line one level. Press Shift+Tab to promote the current line one level.

You can also control+click an item and choose Demote, Promote, and Move Up or Move Down. 

For more info, see Create a presentation from an outline

Creating an outline isn't currently possible in PowerPoint for the web. You can, however, create an outline in the PowerPoint desktop app.

• To open the desktop app, at the top of the ribbon, select  Editing and choose Open in Desktop App.

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