Align or Anchor Shape Inside Table Cell

  • Thread starter Thread starter Guest
  • Start date Start date
G

Guest

Is there anyway to align or anchor a shap inside of
a table cell so that when I move or the table to another
location the shape will move along with it?

Regards,

Charles
 
Since you can't group a table and shape together, you can try pasting them as
an image. First, make a duplicate of the table.
Keep the original away from the slide, so that it can't be seen in the slide
show.
Now, using the duplicate, position the shape inside the table cell.
Select both the table cell and shape.
Click Edit > Cut.
Now, click Edit > Paste Special.
Paste it as a Picture (PNG).
--
Shawn Toh (tohlz)
Microsoft MVP PowerPoint

Site Updated: Dec 24, 2006
PowerPoint Anime - Rewrite
http://pptheaven.mvps.org
PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate
 
Depending on your need this may work. Ungroup the table, place the shape
select all items and group. The shape will look like a table but it's not!
 
Hi,

This got me experimenting. It's interesting that it seems tables cannot be
ungrouped in PowerPoint 2007. they seem to be html or raster format. And you
can't cut them and paste back as vector, then ungroup.

:-(

--

Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
www.pptworkbench.com

glen at pptworkbench dot com

Please tell us your PowerPoint / Windows version,
whether you are using vba, or
anything else relevant
 
Hi,

This got me experimenting. It's interesting that it seems tables cannot be
ungrouped in PowerPoint 2007. they seem to be html or raster format. And you
can't cut them and paste back as vector, then ungroup.
Click to expand...

There's no PasteSpecial on the rightclick Popup; you have to go to the Home
Tab, click the expanderthingie beneath Paste and choose PasteSpecial. Whew.
NOW .. you can choose EMF.
 
If you're using PowerPoint 2002/2003 you can right click on the table then
select Ungroup. Now you're left with a series of text boxes. Right click on
the desired text box. Select Format AutoShape>Fill>Fill Effects>Picture.
Browse to find desired image.

Once you've inserted your image, regroup the table. Caveat - your image will
resize with the group, but your text will not. You'll have to do that
separately.
 
But Paste Special has a keyboard combo shortcut now! (Ctrl+Alt+V)
Click to expand...

Yes ... nice touch. But not especially discoverable.

And you have to watch what you copy either way. If you click in a cell rather
than on the edge of the table before you Copy, your only Paste Special option
is Unformatted Text.

Simplest: click anywhere in the table, press Esc, then Copy.
 
Back
Top