When you have columns of
information to display, a table is an effective way to organize it and edit
it. Tables in PowerPoint are the same tables that are used in Microsoft Word.
There is a special AutoLayout for tables, or you can click the Insert Microsoft
Word Table button on the standard toolbar.
When you double-click on the table placeholder, the computer prompts you to select the number of columns and rows.
For this example, we'll make a 4x4 table. The following data is entered. To move to the next cell, hit the [TAB] key on the keyboard.
Unfortunately, we forgot
the 4th Quarter information. To solve this problem, we can select all the cells
in one column and click the Insert Columns button in the toolbar. 
However, the column
will insert to the left of the current column. Therefore, to put the 4th Quarter
information in the last column, we have to cut-and-paste the third Quarter information.
USE THE DRAG-AND-DROP METHOD TO DO THIS. Using the Cut button will get rid of
the last column. Here is the chart with the new column. (click the thumbnail
to see the full image.)
Of course, now we have to get the table to fit inside the slide. Fortunately, we can do that and format the table at the same time by choosing the Table AutoFormat option from the Table menu.
This allows you to choose from a list of formats and apply special formatting to the top or bottom rows, or the first or last column. For this example, we will choose the Colorful 1 style. Here is the result.
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