Create a table

1. Select the slide you want the table on.
2. Do one of the following:

   Insert a basic table

   1. On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Table .
   2. Point to select the number of rows and columns you want and then click.

   Draw a more complex table

   1. If the Tables and Borders toolbar is not displayed, click Tables and Borders on the Standard toolbar.

   2. Click Draw Table .

   3. The pointer changes to a pencil.

   4. To define the outer table boundaries, drag diagonally to the size you want. Then drag to create the column and row boundaries.

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   6. To erase a line, click Eraser and then click the line.

   7. 

Tip

Microsoft PowerPoint comes with slide layouts that include placeholders for tables. To create a new slide by using one of these layouts, click New Slide on the Insert menu, and then select one of the layouts that contains a table placeholder.