Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

Chapter 8. Working with Tables

In presentations, you’ll often find it useful to present data in tables. A table’s rows and columns make it easy to present complex information in a simple way. Examples of such data would be quarterly financial results, a performance comparison of two or more products, or even a simple list.

PowerPoint provides an excellent set of tools for creating and formatting tables and their contents. These tools allow you to make even dry financial data visually interesting. Using object builds, you can also make parts of your table animate onto the screen, allowing you to build your points one step at a time. You’ll find more information about using animation in Chapter 10.

In this chapter, you’ll learn how to use ...