Animations are the most creative part of any presentation. It literally brings the elements of a presentation to life and makes it more interesting to follow. Almost all parts of PowerPoint presentations can be animated including tables. To animate tables in PowerPoint, add rectangular text boxes on top of the respective cells and then animate …
Usually, when you receive data in a table it is in a random sequence and would require a lot of scrolling up and down to make logical sense of it. That is why it is always good to have your table data sorted in a specific order before going through it. Unfortunately, PowerPoint doesn’t provide …
Sometimes when presenting to a group, you don’t necessarily want to show long tables and complicated numbers. This would overwhelm the audience and, let’s face it, explaining it will take a lot more time. But you might still want to have it as a ready reference for yourself. That’s perhaps one reason why you would …
Pivot tables are a great way to compute figures and arrive at decisions through data. It is a “Pivotal” feature (pun intended) in crunching numbers for your target audience! But, how do you get “Pivot Tables” in PowerPoint? Is that even possible? To insert a Pivot table into PowerPoint, first select and copy (Ctrl+C) the …
Creating bulleted or numbered lists on your slides in PowerPoint is a great way to make your slides less cluttered and make the text more readable. Lists can help highlight facts and figures, steps, methods, or even key points in a project! So, the question really is how to create a numbered list in PowerPoint? …
While reading, presenting, or working with tables it is always more pleasing to see when everything is in place, is formatted, and follows a set style. This is why it is important to know how to format a table. To format a table in PowerPoint, first, select the table by clicking on it. Then, under …
Do you like everything to be tidy and symmetric? If you are like me then the answer to this is most likely yes! But, how does one do this when working with a table in PowerPoint? How to resize and move tables in PowerPoint? To move a table in PowerPoint, first, select the table by …
One of the conveniences that PowerPoint presentations provide is the ability to insert tables and make them dynamic in nature from any source, particularly Excel. This allows presenters to continue in the flow of their presentations without having to shuffle through multiple open windows. To insert a table in PowerPoint from Excel, first, select and …
Do you have unorganized data that is giving you a tough time? Well, tables allow you to represent this data in a systematic manner so you can make valuable sense of it. But how do you create such easy-to-understand tables in PowerPoint? Here’s how to add a table in PowerPoint – Click on the “Insert” …
When creating tables in a PowerPoint presentation, the most challenging part is aligning text in the table to look presentable and fit the cells perfectly. But is it really that tough? Let me share a few quick ways to align your text in tables to simplify this task. To align text in a table in …
It is hard to accept but even the most seasoned PowerPoint users find it hard to create a table of contents that is visually modern-looking and interactive! The “Zoom” feature can help not only with the table of contents but much more than that! The zoom feature in PowerPoint helps create visual links between sections …