Chapter 8. Organizing Information by Using Tables

In this chapter

• Find out what tables are and why you should use them

• Learn how to create tables and put information in them

• Discover how easy it is to format columns and rows

• Learn how to customize table lines, borders, and fills

• Find out how easy it is to draw a custom table

• Learn how to place Word tables and Excel spreadsheets in a slide show

What's a table, and why would you want to use one in a PowerPoint slide show? Tables are simply rows and columns of information. Any time you have lots of related facts and figures to present, a table is a useful way of organizing them so that the audience can quickly see and understand how they relate. This chapter explores how to create effective tables in PowerPoint, including some pretty amazing ways to format them, and how to import information to use in them.