Table in Powerpoint

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Powerpoint 2003
When I use the table function in Powerpoint, it puts in a default indent.
How do I remove that indent from all cells at once. If I select more than
one cell at a time, the ruler tabs and table margins disappear. Is there
not a way to do this. Word lets me do this, but not powerpoint. There must
be a different place to change this for the whole table.
Thanks.
 
Cowtoon said:
Powerpoint 2003
When I use the table function in Powerpoint, it puts in a default indent.
How do I remove that indent from all cells at once. If I select more than
one cell at a time, the ruler tabs and table margins disappear. Is there
not a way to do this. Word lets me do this, but not powerpoint. There must
be a different place to change this for the whole table.
Thanks.
Click to expand...
If you remove one indent from a cell and then block that cell, it can
be picked up by the Format Painter(paint brush) by double clicking on
that cell. To baste the other cells with this fine flavor, click on
them.
 
Cowtoon,
Select your table (click on the border), in the table toolbar click on table
choose borders and fill colour, select textbox tab, set your margins for a
textbox and hit OK.
 
Hi Luc,
I'm sorry to say that your method doesn't work for me. I had already tried
that ... doesn't even work for one cell.

It seems to be the inside margin/indent that's at play. what you suggested
works with a word cell/table, but this Powerpoint table seems to be a
different animal. If it helps, I'm "not" inserting a "Word" table ... I'm
inserting the table that comes with Powerpoint and it behaves rather
differently (which is good and bad).

If I explain it this way, it might help (but maybe not). In word, it would
comparable to paragraph formatting vs. the page setup margins.
Diana


Cowtoon,
Select your table (click on the border), in the table toolbar click on table
choose borders and fill colour, select textbox tab, set your margins for a
textbox and hit OK.
 
This is totally wierd.
There's no way to select or block a cell, unless you are selecting more than
one cell. For what it's worth, selecting more than one cell, makes the cell
indents disappear on the ruler. If I change the indent to 0 on two cells,
select them then paste to other cells, it's ineffective!

This is driving me crazy. Your suggestion makes sense, it was the first
thing I tried but was an exercise in futility.
Thanks for suggesting it though.
Diana

Powerpoint 2003
When I use the table function in Powerpoint, it puts in a default indent.
How do I remove that indent from all cells at once. If I select more than
one cell at a time, the ruler tabs and table margins disappear. Is there
not a way to do this. Word lets me do this, but not powerpoint. There must
be a different place to change this for the whole table.
Thanks.
Click to expand...
If you remove one indent from a cell and then block that cell, it can
be picked up by the Format Painter(paint brush) by double clicking on
that cell. To baste the other cells with this fine flavor, click on
them.
 
Cowtoon said:
This is totally wierd.
There's no way to select or block a cell, unless you are selecting more than
one cell. For what it's worth, selecting more than one cell, makes the cell
indents disappear on the ruler. If I change the indent to 0 on two cells,
select them then paste to other cells, it's ineffective!

This is driving me crazy. Your suggestion makes sense, it was the first
thing I tried but was an exercise in futility.
Thanks for suggesting it though.
Diana
Click to expand...

I tried something like this in PPT 2003. Select a cell, drag the indent
rule to the desired position, Ctrl + Tab to activate the indent, drag
the cursor from the left margin to the right side of the indent to
block the space, double click on the Format Painter. Single click on
those cells or groups that need the attribute assigned. This seems to
be a very fragile selection process. If this does not work in the
earlier versions, I will try to work on them.
 
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