User guide
Important: A table has four distinct formatting areas: header row, header column,
inside borders, and outside borders. To set default table attributes, you must apply
each attribute to an entire formatting area. For example, to set the default formatting
of a header row, you need to change the formatting of all the cells in the header row,
not just one header cell.
To set default table attributes:
1 In the slide navigator, create a new slide.
2 If you’re setting up default attributes for a particular master slide (rather than all the
masters in the current theme), click Masters in the toolbar and choose the master slide.
3 Place a table on the slide. “Adding a Table” on page 159 tells you how.
4 Select the table and set its attributes.
See “Resizing a Table” on page 162 if you want to change the table’s dimensions.
See the topics below “About Customizing Master Slide Layouts” on page 233 to
learn about adding and removing columns and rows and creating header rows and
columns, and to learn about splitting and merging table cells, resizing them, and
formatting their borders.
See “Filling Table Cells with Color or Images” on page 173 if you want to add graphics
to the table.
See “About Customizing the Look and Layout of Tables” on page 167 and “Formatting
Table Cell Values for Display” on page 178 to learn about options for formatting the
display of cell values.
5 Do one of the following:
To make the table the default for only the current master slide, choose Â
Format > Advanced > “Dene Table for Current Master.”
To make the table the default for all master slides in the current theme, choose Â
Format > Advanced > “Dene Table for All Masters.”
6 If you don’t want the table on the slide, delete the table.
Dening Default Attributes of Charts
You can set the default look of each chart type (the way it appears when you rst
add the chart on the slide canvas). Default attributes must be set individually for each
chart type.
To set default chart styles and placement:
1 In the slide navigator, create a new slide.
2 If you’re setting up default attributes for a particular master slide (rather than all slides
in the current theme), click Masters in the toolbar and choose the master slide.
238 Chapter 12 Designing Your Own Master Slides and Themes