6. Working with Tables

In This Chapter

• Understanding Tables

• Inserting a Table

• Drawing Custom Tables

• Inserting Excel Spreadsheets

• Formatting Tables

• Deleting Tables and Table Contents

Tables offer a great option for presenting and structuring related data on a PowerPoint slide in ways that are easy to read and aesthetically pleasing.

Understanding Tables

A table is an object that conveys related information in columns and rows. If you’ve created tables in other applications, such as Word, you know how valuable they are for communicating information. Tables are also efficient and flexible. For example, rather than creating three separate bullet list slides, each listing the five most important features of your three main products, ...

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