How to start numbering at 0. in Powerpoint?

Question

I would like to create a numbered list in Powerpoint that starts at 0. instead of 1. Is this possible (maybe with VBA)? Or can I only manually mimic at 0. the lay-out of the numbered list that starts at 1.?

[Powerpoint in Office 365]

Answer 1

no solution but workaround

Start your list with 10 instead of 0 and cover the left digit with a white box. If you need more than nine items, start the list with 100.

instructions

create list

start with 10

fill list

insert white box

voila

Answer 2

It's not possible to do this, even with VBA. If you try to set the bullet StartValue property to 0 with the example code below (make sure you have selected a bulleted shape on the slide) you'll get an error:

Activewindow.Selection.TextRange2.ParagraphFormat.Bullet.StartValue = 0

See this article which attempts to explain the logic in this design decision:

https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Microsoft-PowerPoint-forbid-starting-a-numbered-list-from-zero

In addition, PowerPoint doesn't support decimal numbering e.g. 1.0, 1.1, 1.2