Troubleshoot tables

Only text in text placeholders appears in the Outline tab. Text in tables, AutoShapes, and other drawing objects doesn't appear in the Outline tab.

When you add a picture to a table, it is layered on top of the table— it does not become part of the table. After you add the picture, you can resize it to make it look like it fits. To resize a picture, drag the picture's sizing handles to a new location.

When you add a picture as a fill effect, it is resized to fit the cell, and may be distorted. To eliminate the distortion, you can resize the cell or table. To resize a cell, drag a column or row boundary to a new location. To resize the table, drag the table's sizing handles to a new location.