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Insert tables

Insert a table

  1. Select the slide where you want the table to be put.
  2. Tap the Insert object icon at the top toolbar to open the new object insertion panel.
  3. The Insert table Table tab is activated by default. Select one of the available table templates. Each template combines certain formatting parameters, such as a background color, border style, row/column banding etc.
  4. In the Table Size window that opens, set the necessary Columns and Rows number (the 3 by 4 cell table is selected by default, you can specify up to 10 rows/columns).
  5. Tap OK.

The table will be added. The insertion point is placed in the upper left cell so that you can start entering data. Tap within a different cell to place the insertion point in it.

Resize and move the table

When you tap a table cell or a table border, the resize handles Resize handles also appear on the table borders. Drag them to change the table size.

Resize table

Touch and hold the table border to drag the table to another place on the current slide.

Add or delete rows or columns

  1. Tap a cell within the necessary row/column.
  2. Open the settings panel by
    • tapping the Edit object icon at the top toolbar, or
    • tapping the Table option in the pop-up menu.
  3. Switch to the Table tab.
  4. Use the corresponding icons:

    Add column left - to insert a column at the left side from the column where the cursor is placed.

    Add column right - to insert a column at the right side from the column where the cursor is placed.

    Add row above - to insert a row above the row where the cursor is placed.

    Add row below - to insert a row below the row where the cursor is placed.

    Remove column - to remove the column where the cursor is placed.

    Remove row - to remove the row where the cursor is placed.

Adjust the table settings

  1. Select the table by tapping on it.
  2. Open the settings panel by
    • tapping the Edit object icon at the top toolbar, or
    • tapping the Table option in the pop-up menu.
  3. Switch to the Table tab.
  4. Swipe up and tap the the necessary menu item: Style, Reorder, Align, or Cell Margins. Use the Return arrow on the left to return to the previous settings section.

    The Style section contains the following three tabs:

    • Style - to change the selected preformatted table template.

      Style Options

      Tap the Style Options menu item to use the options that allow to emphasize certain rows/columns applying a specific formatting to them, or highlight different rows/columns with the different background colors to clearly distinguish them.

      • Header Row - emphasizes the topmost row in the table with a special formatting.
      • Total Row - emphasizes the bottommost row in the table with a special formatting.
      • Banded Row - enables the background color alternation for odd and even rows.
      • First Column - emphasizes the leftmost column in the table with a special formatting.
      • Last Column - emphasizes the rightmost column in the table with a special formatting.
      • Banded Column - enables the background color alternation for odd and even columns.
    • Fill - to choose a solid color for the table background. Select the necessary color on the Theme Colors or the Standard Colors palette.

      Fill Options

    • Borders - to set the border Size by dragging the slider, select its Color on the palette and choose the way it will be displayed in the cells by tapping one of the the icons:

      Border Type


    The Reorder section allows to set the selected table position as related to other objects when several objects overlap each other. To learn more, please refer to the Manipulate objects section of this guide.


    The Align section allows to align the table on the slide. To learn more, please refer to the Manipulate objects section of this guide.


    The Cell Margins option allows to set the space between the text within the cells and the cell border. Drag the slider to set the necessary value.

Remove the table

  1. Select the table by tapping on it.
  2. Open the settings panel by
    • tapping the Edit object icon at the top toolbar, or
    • tapping the Table option in the pop-up menu.
  3. Switch to the Table tab.
  4. Tap the Remove Table button.
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