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Put a Word Table on a PowerPoint Slide


The Problem:

I'm trying to copy a fully formatted table from a Word document to a PowerPoint slide. But when I paste, all I get is the text of the table, without formatting, in a new placeholder.

The Solution:

In Word, position your cursor in the table, choose Table Select Table, and press Ctrl+C to copy the table. Switch to PowerPoint, choose Edit Paste Special, select the Microsoft Office Word Document Object item (Microsoft Word Document Object in Office XP or Office 2000) in the As list, and click the OK button.


Tip: When pasting a table directly onto a PowerPoint slide, you may need to adjust the table dimensions or the font size to get the table to appear at a suitable size and readability on the slide. You can edit the embedded table in PowerPoint by double-clicking it, but for major repairs, it's usually easier to return to Word, adjust the table, and then copy and paste it again.

Another approach you may want to try is pasting a Word table into a PowerPoint table. Create the table in Word, and copy it to the Clipboard. In PowerPoint, choose Insert Table, create a table with the same number of columns and rows, select the table, and paste in the Word table.


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