There are several ways to create a table for use in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. You can create tables in PowerPoint, or you can add a table from another program as a linked object or an embedded object. When you use PowerPoint, you can create a simple table with little formatting, or one with more complex formatting. You can include fills and border colors from the presentation's color scheme.
If you want a larger table or more powerful formatting capabilities than those provided by PowerPoint, you can create an embedded Microsoft Word table. For example, Word provides more options for formatting lists, tabs and indents, and individual cells. You can also embed a Microsoft Excel worksheet or a Microsoft Access table.
When you are working on an embedded table, the menus and buttons of the source program appear, integrated with the PowerPoint menus. Information about how to modify tables is available from the Help menu of the source program on your menu bar.
Text in a table does not appear in the Outline tab.