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Lesson 12 - Customize Tables in PowerPoint

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Customizing your Table –


Once you inserted your table, you can customize it anytime. You can customize its styles, border, effect etc. Also you can resize your table on click and drag from the corner, according to a space or layout.
You can move your table, you can add or delete an entire columns or row. Here, we learn to add or delete an entire row or column.


How to add a Row or Columns in Table?


To add a row or column in your table you need to proceed through given steps –

  1. 1. To insert a row or column you will simply go to Layout tab at the right side of Ribbon bar.
  2. 2. Here you will see a section of Rows and Columns.
  3. 3. Under this section you will see a four Insert command. Insert above, Insert below, Insert right and Insert left.
  4. 4. Insert Above and Insert Below is used to insert row while Insert Right and Insert Left used to insert column in a table.
  5. 5. Select a cell, then click Insert Above or Insert Below to add a new row above or below it.
  6. 6. Similarly, click Insert Left or Insert Right to add a new column on the left or right side of the selected cell.


How to delete a Row or Column or an entire Table from slide?


To delete a row, a column or an entire table, click any cell in that row or column (or anywhere in the table to delete the whole table). Then go to the Layout tab and click the Delete command in the Rows & Columns group. A list opens with three options: Delete Columns, Delete Rows and Delete Table. Choose the one you need.



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Course Lesson -

Introduction to PowerPoint, Theme in PowerPoint, Spell Checker in PowerPoint, Picture in PowerPoint, Formatting Images, Image Cropping in PowerPoint, Find and Replace in PowerPoint, Line Spacing in PowerPoint, Working With Text, SmartArt and Charts, Tables in PowerPoint, Customize Table in PowerPoint, Add Video and Audio

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