How to Insert Text in a PowerPoint Table

Tables are an effective way to provide concise, easy-to-read information in PowerPoint 98/2000 presentations. Tables also help the person creating a presentation to organize it more easily.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Microsoft Powerpoint

1. Go to the table slide in your presentation. (See the eHow "How to Create a Table Slide in PowerPoint" for instructions.)

2. Click to insert the cursor in the first table cell; the first table cell is located in the first row of the first column. Read the cells as you would a book, from left to right.

3. Type the text you want to insert.

4. Press the Tab key to go to the next cell in the second column and type the text you want to insert.

5. Continue to press the Tab key until you've entered your information in every cell of the table.

6. Edit text in the table by selecting the text you want to change and typing the new text.

Tips & Warnings

• Press the Tab key when you finish typing in the last cell of each row, and the cursor will go to the first cell in the next row of the table.