Offers different border options for the table. You can pick from solid shade, texture, image or gradient shading. Offers different shades to be added to selected table/ row/ column/ cell. Shades alternate columns in the table with the same color. Shades alternate rows in the table with the same color.Īdds a different shade to the first column to distinguish it. The following table shows the different table design features − FeatureĪdds a different shade to the first row to distinguish it.Īdds a different shade to the last row to distinguish it. We will now understand the table design features in PowerPoint. To access these ribbons, you must select the table first. The sections below discuss the features under each ribbon. The PowerPoint table formatting features have been grouped under two ribbons: Design and Format. This will insert the spreadsheet in the slide and as long as the spreadsheet is selected, the ribbon at the top will be changed to an Excel ribbon instead of a PowerPoint one.
If you want to carry out some calculations, you can insert an Excel spreadsheet instead of a regular table. PowerPoint table is a simple table that does not support the mathematical features of an Excel spreadsheet. Step 3 − If you require more than 10 columns or 8 rows click on " Insert Table" to open the Insert Table dialog where you can specify the column and row count. Step 2 − Click on the dropdown and select your table dimension from the matrix. Step 1 − Go to the Tables group under the Insert ribbon. The following steps will help you add a table in PowerPoint. What's more, these tables are also compatible with Microsoft Excel, so you can basically take a spreadsheet or a section of a spreadsheet and paste it into a slide as a table. PowerPoint has features that let you add tables in slides and also format them to enhance their visual effects. Table allows information to be segregated making it easy to read. One of the most powerful data representation techniques is the use of tables.