Click and drag over the cells you want to edit. |
Click the Tables and Borders button on the Standard toolbar to open the Tables and Borders toolbar. |
To change the border style, click the Border Style drop-down arrow. |
Select a style from the list. |
INTRODUCTIONAnother way to customize your slide tables is to format the borders surrounding the table cells. For example, you might add a thick border around cells containing important data. This helps to draw attention to the data. |
TIPControlling Border Thickness To make a border appear thicker or thinner, click the down arrow next to the Border Width button in the Tables and Borders toolbar and choose a line width for the border. |
Click the down arrow next to the Borders button on the Tables and Borders toolbar. |
Select the type of border you want. For example, click the All Borders option to apply the customized border to all sides of the selected table cells. |
PowerPoint applies the settings to the selected cells. |
TIPAdding Color Add color to your cell borders to really make them stand out. To do so, click the Border Color button in the Tables and Borders toolbar and choose a color for the border. |
TIPAdding Color Behind the Cells You can add background color behind any cell in your table. See the task "Changing Cell Background Color" earlier in this part to learn more. |