problems using tables in powerpoint

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Can you tell me how to change all the row heights of a table that is filled
in with words and numbers.
Can you also tell me why I cant add a new row to a table by using tab at the
end, or insert in the middle part, what could be wrong and how to fix.
Can you also tell me why I would be unable to select a table cell, and how
to do this
Thank you
 
How would I be able to identify this? I inherited this and the tables dont
adjust. Can you tell me anything. Thx

Echo S said:
Are you sure your table is really a table and not a bunch of grouped shapes?

--
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What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

carole said:
Can you tell me how to change all the row heights of a table that is
filled
in with words and numbers.
Can you also tell me why I cant add a new row to a table by using tab at
the
end, or insert in the middle part, what could be wrong and how to fix.
Can you also tell me why I would be unable to select a table cell, and how
to do this
Thank you
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Try this

Apply (temporarily) any custom animation

In the animation list it will say

table x

or

group x
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carole said:
How would I be able to identify this? I inherited this and the tables dont
adjust. Can you tell me anything. Thx

Echo S said:
Are you sure your table is really a table and not a bunch of grouped shapes?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

carole said:
Can you tell me how to change all the row heights of a table that is
filled
in with words and numbers.
Can you also tell me why I cant add a new row to a table by using tab at
the
end, or insert in the middle part, what could be wrong and how to fix.
Can you also tell me why I would be unable to select a table cell, and how
to do this
Thank you
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Select the "table." Click on "Draw" on the Drawing Toolbar. If "ungroup" is
available at the top of the menu, click it. Continue doing so until you
can't anymore -- or until you're prompted with something like "The selection
contains one or more tables. Would you like to convert them to PowerPoint
shapes?" If you see that, click No, and you should have a table somewhere on
the slide.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

carole said:
How would I be able to identify this? I inherited this and the tables
dont
adjust. Can you tell me anything. Thx

Echo S said:
Are you sure your table is really a table and not a bunch of grouped
shapes?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

carole said:
Can you tell me how to change all the row heights of a table that is
filled
in with words and numbers.
Can you also tell me why I cant add a new row to a table by using tab
at
the
end, or insert in the middle part, what could be wrong and how to fix.
Can you also tell me why I would be unable to select a table cell, and
how
to do this
Thank you
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It visually is a table, but I cant ad rows or change the row height. Any
other suggestions
Echo S said:
Select the "table." Click on "Draw" on the Drawing Toolbar. If "ungroup" is
available at the top of the menu, click it. Continue doing so until you
can't anymore -- or until you're prompted with something like "The selection
contains one or more tables. Would you like to convert them to PowerPoint
shapes?" If you see that, click No, and you should have a table somewhere on
the slide.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

carole said:
How would I be able to identify this? I inherited this and the tables
dont
adjust. Can you tell me anything. Thx

Echo S said:
Are you sure your table is really a table and not a bunch of grouped
shapes?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

Can you tell me how to change all the row heights of a table that is
filled
in with words and numbers.
Can you also tell me why I cant add a new row to a table by using tab
at
the
end, or insert in the middle part, what could be wrong and how to fix.
Can you also tell me why I would be unable to select a table cell, and
how
to do this
Thank you
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It visually is a table, but I cant ad rows or change the row height. Any
other suggestions
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Rightclick where you want to insert a row; if it's a PowerPoint table, one of
the items on the rightclick popup menu will be Insert Rows. Choose that.

To change the row height, put your cursor over the line dividing one row from the
next; the cursor will change to a kind of double line with arrows top and
bottom; click and drag the line separating the two rows to the desired height.
You can't make it any smaller than a certain size that's determined by the size
of the text in the row. If you need a smaller row height, select the cells in
the row and make the text size smaller (even if there's no text)

Echo S said:
Select the "table." Click on "Draw" on the Drawing Toolbar. If "ungroup" is
available at the top of the menu, click it. Continue doing so until you
can't anymore -- or until you're prompted with something like "The selection
contains one or more tables. Would you like to convert them to PowerPoint
shapes?" If you see that, click No, and you should have a table somewhere on
the slide.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

carole said:
How would I be able to identify this? I inherited this and the tables
dont
adjust. Can you tell me anything. Thx

:

Are you sure your table is really a table and not a bunch of grouped
shapes?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

Can you tell me how to change all the row heights of a table that is
filled
in with words and numbers.
Can you also tell me why I cant add a new row to a table by using tab
at
the
end, or insert in the middle part, what could be wrong and how to fix.
Can you also tell me why I would be unable to select a table cell, and
how
to do this
Thank you
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Visually doesn't much matter when you're trying to add rows with a Tab.
That's why we're trying to figure out if you're working with an actual table
or with a bunch of shapes/lines.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

carole said:
It visually is a table, but I cant ad rows or change the row height. Any
other suggestions
Echo S said:
Select the "table." Click on "Draw" on the Drawing Toolbar. If "ungroup"
is
available at the top of the menu, click it. Continue doing so until you
can't anymore -- or until you're prompted with something like "The
selection
contains one or more tables. Would you like to convert them to PowerPoint
shapes?" If you see that, click No, and you should have a table somewhere
on
the slide.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

carole said:
How would I be able to identify this? I inherited this and the tables
dont
adjust. Can you tell me anything. Thx

:

Are you sure your table is really a table and not a bunch of grouped
shapes?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

Can you tell me how to change all the row heights of a table that is
filled
in with words and numbers.
Can you also tell me why I cant add a new row to a table by using
tab
at
the
end, or insert in the middle part, what could be wrong and how to
fix.
Can you also tell me why I would be unable to select a table cell,
and
how
to do this
Thank you
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
The table cannot be identified as a table according to Steve's information
either. Any suggestions. Could this have started out as a table and somehow
been converted to shapes.

Echo S said:
Visually doesn't much matter when you're trying to add rows with a Tab.
That's why we're trying to figure out if you're working with an actual table
or with a bunch of shapes/lines.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

carole said:
It visually is a table, but I cant ad rows or change the row height. Any
other suggestions
Echo S said:
Select the "table." Click on "Draw" on the Drawing Toolbar. If "ungroup"
is
available at the top of the menu, click it. Continue doing so until you
can't anymore -- or until you're prompted with something like "The
selection
contains one or more tables. Would you like to convert them to PowerPoint
shapes?" If you see that, click No, and you should have a table somewhere
on
the slide.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

How would I be able to identify this? I inherited this and the tables
dont
adjust. Can you tell me anything. Thx

:

Are you sure your table is really a table and not a bunch of grouped
shapes?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

Can you tell me how to change all the row heights of a table that is
filled
in with words and numbers.
Can you also tell me why I cant add a new row to a table by using
tab
at
the
end, or insert in the middle part, what could be wrong and how to
fix.
Can you also tell me why I would be unable to select a table cell,
and
how
to do this
Thank you
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Yes. If the user got that prompt I mentioned earlier "would you like to
convert to PPT shapes" and answered "yes," you'd end up with shapes.

So to add a row, you'll have to add textboxes and place them appropriately.
It might be easiest to select the textboxes in the last row and press
Ctrl+Shift while dragging them downward. Ctrl+Drag will create a copy and
adding Shift constrains the copying to the same horizontal/vertical position

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

carole said:
The table cannot be identified as a table according to Steve's information
either. Any suggestions. Could this have started out as a table and
somehow
been converted to shapes.

Echo S said:
Visually doesn't much matter when you're trying to add rows with a Tab.
That's why we're trying to figure out if you're working with an actual
table
or with a bunch of shapes/lines.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

carole said:
It visually is a table, but I cant ad rows or change the row height.
Any
other suggestions
:

Select the "table." Click on "Draw" on the Drawing Toolbar. If
"ungroup"
is
available at the top of the menu, click it. Continue doing so until
you
can't anymore -- or until you're prompted with something like "The
selection
contains one or more tables. Would you like to convert them to
PowerPoint
shapes?" If you see that, click No, and you should have a table
somewhere
on
the slide.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

How would I be able to identify this? I inherited this and the
tables
dont
adjust. Can you tell me anything. Thx

:

Are you sure your table is really a table and not a bunch of
grouped
shapes?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

Can you tell me how to change all the row heights of a table that
is
filled
in with words and numbers.
Can you also tell me why I cant add a new row to a table by using
tab
at
the
end, or insert in the middle part, what could be wrong and how to
fix.
Can you also tell me why I would be unable to select a table
cell,
and
how
to do this
Thank you
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
It doesnt work. when you pull the text box down, the table gets pulled down
but there is not an additonal row. I cannot select the text boxes altogether.
At the same time as th table moves the lines of the table become many lines
as if they are ungrouped. Any further thoughts on this.

Echo S said:
Yes. If the user got that prompt I mentioned earlier "would you like to
convert to PPT shapes" and answered "yes," you'd end up with shapes.

So to add a row, you'll have to add textboxes and place them appropriately.
It might be easiest to select the textboxes in the last row and press
Ctrl+Shift while dragging them downward. Ctrl+Drag will create a copy and
adding Shift constrains the copying to the same horizontal/vertical position

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

carole said:
The table cannot be identified as a table according to Steve's information
either. Any suggestions. Could this have started out as a table and
somehow
been converted to shapes.

Echo S said:
Visually doesn't much matter when you're trying to add rows with a Tab.
That's why we're trying to figure out if you're working with an actual
table
or with a bunch of shapes/lines.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

It visually is a table, but I cant ad rows or change the row height.
Any
other suggestions
:

Select the "table." Click on "Draw" on the Drawing Toolbar. If
"ungroup"
is
available at the top of the menu, click it. Continue doing so until
you
can't anymore -- or until you're prompted with something like "The
selection
contains one or more tables. Would you like to convert them to
PowerPoint
shapes?" If you see that, click No, and you should have a table
somewhere
on
the slide.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

How would I be able to identify this? I inherited this and the
tables
dont
adjust. Can you tell me anything. Thx

:

Are you sure your table is really a table and not a bunch of
grouped
shapes?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

Can you tell me how to change all the row heights of a table that
is
filled
in with words and numbers.
Can you also tell me why I cant add a new row to a table by using
tab
at
the
end, or insert in the middle part, what could be wrong and how to
fix.
Can you also tell me why I would be unable to select a table
cell,
and
how
to do this
Thank you
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Can you email the slide to me? echos at indy dot net

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

carole said:
It doesnt work. when you pull the text box down, the table gets pulled
down
but there is not an additonal row. I cannot select the text boxes
altogether.
At the same time as th table moves the lines of the table become many
lines
as if they are ungrouped. Any further thoughts on this.

Echo S said:
Yes. If the user got that prompt I mentioned earlier "would you like to
convert to PPT shapes" and answered "yes," you'd end up with shapes.

So to add a row, you'll have to add textboxes and place them
appropriately.
It might be easiest to select the textboxes in the last row and press
Ctrl+Shift while dragging them downward. Ctrl+Drag will create a copy and
adding Shift constrains the copying to the same horizontal/vertical
position

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

carole said:
The table cannot be identified as a table according to Steve's
information
either. Any suggestions. Could this have started out as a table and
somehow
been converted to shapes.

:

Visually doesn't much matter when you're trying to add rows with a
Tab.
That's why we're trying to figure out if you're working with an actual
table
or with a bunch of shapes/lines.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

It visually is a table, but I cant ad rows or change the row height.
Any
other suggestions
:

Select the "table." Click on "Draw" on the Drawing Toolbar. If
"ungroup"
is
available at the top of the menu, click it. Continue doing so until
you
can't anymore -- or until you're prompted with something like "The
selection
contains one or more tables. Would you like to convert them to
PowerPoint
shapes?" If you see that, click No, and you should have a table
somewhere
on
the slide.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

How would I be able to identify this? I inherited this and the
tables
dont
adjust. Can you tell me anything. Thx

:

Are you sure your table is really a table and not a bunch of
grouped
shapes?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

Can you tell me how to change all the row heights of a table
that
is
filled
in with words and numbers.
Can you also tell me why I cant add a new row to a table by
using
tab
at
the
end, or insert in the middle part, what could be wrong and how
to
fix.
Can you also tell me why I would be unable to select a table
cell,
and
how
to do this
Thank you
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
It doesnt work. when you pull the text box down, the table gets pulled down
but there is not an additonal row. I cannot select the text boxes altogether.
At the same time as th table moves the lines of the table become many lines
as if they are ungrouped. Any further thoughts on this.
Click to expand...

It sounds like you don't have a table or you have a table that's been ungrouped
(so it's not a table any longer .. just a collection of shapes).

If that's the case, you might be better off re-creating the table.

Echo S said:
Yes. If the user got that prompt I mentioned earlier "would you like to
convert to PPT shapes" and answered "yes," you'd end up with shapes.

So to add a row, you'll have to add textboxes and place them appropriately.
It might be easiest to select the textboxes in the last row and press
Ctrl+Shift while dragging them downward. Ctrl+Drag will create a copy and
adding Shift constrains the copying to the same horizontal/vertical position

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

carole said:
The table cannot be identified as a table according to Steve's information
either. Any suggestions. Could this have started out as a table and
somehow
been converted to shapes.

:

Visually doesn't much matter when you're trying to add rows with a Tab.
That's why we're trying to figure out if you're working with an actual
table
or with a bunch of shapes/lines.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

It visually is a table, but I cant ad rows or change the row height.
Any
other suggestions
:

Select the "table." Click on "Draw" on the Drawing Toolbar. If
"ungroup"
is
available at the top of the menu, click it. Continue doing so until
you
can't anymore -- or until you're prompted with something like "The
selection
contains one or more tables. Would you like to convert them to
PowerPoint
shapes?" If you see that, click No, and you should have a table
somewhere
on
the slide.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

How would I be able to identify this? I inherited this and the
tables
dont
adjust. Can you tell me anything. Thx

:

Are you sure your table is really a table and not a bunch of
grouped
shapes?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

Can you tell me how to change all the row heights of a table that
is
filled
in with words and numbers.
Can you also tell me why I cant add a new row to a table by using
tab
at
the
end, or insert in the middle part, what could be wrong and how to
fix.
Can you also tell me why I would be unable to select a table
cell,
and
how
to do this
Thank you
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