• Overview
• Learning Materials
  • Creating a PowerPoint File
    • Open A New Document
    • Choose and Apply a Design
    • Add New Slides
    • Select and Apply Slide Templates
    • Add Text To Slides
    • Use Text Effectively
    • Insert Objects Onto a Slide
    • Insert a Picture Onto a Slide
    • Add A Chart To A Slide
    • Add A Table To A Slide
    • Use Content Effectively
    • Draw On Slides
    • Add Notes To A Slide
    • Add Slide Transitions
    • Add Animation to Text and Objects
    • Use Movement Effectively
    • Add Hyperlinks to a Slide
    • Add Action Buttons
    • Use Links Effectively
    • Add Narration to a Presentation
  • Delivering a Presentation
  • Distributing a Presentation
• What's Next
• Index

Add A Table To A Slide

1. Do one of the following to insert the table:
   • Open the Insert menu and choose Table.
   • Format a slide with a content layout and click the table icon.
   • Click the table icon on the toolbar.
2. If you use one of the first two methods, the Insert Table dialog box appears.
   
   Enter the number of columns and rows desired and click OK.
3. To format the table, go the Format menu and choose Table.
   
   This brings up a dialog box that lets you format borders, fill, and text properties.
   

Try it! Use a content template to insert a table. Enter some content, then practice formatting it.