How can the default table formatting in PPT be changed?

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Meike - 17 Aug 2006 09:08 GMT

I am creating a PowerPoint template and would like to change the default
formatting for tables created in PowerPoint. How can I make all desired
formattting settings (e.g. font size, spacing, text alignment, fill colors,
etc.) the default in this template?

Thanks,
Meike

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Luc - 17 Aug 2006 09:43 GMT

Meike,
You can't do that I'm afraid. Other than providing a slide in your template
with a pre-formatted table, which the user can copy, there are no
possibilities that I know off, but who knows maybe someone else will have
better ideas.

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>I am creating a PowerPoint template and would like to change the default
> formatting for tables created in PowerPoint. How can I make all desired
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> Thanks,
> Meike

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Meike - 17 Aug 2006 11:07 GMT

I already reckoned that that might be the case. The funny thing is though
that in different presentations that I have the default table formatting
varies (e.g. sometimes all lines are white or table has a fill color by
default). So I wonder how that has been configured (if it can't be configured
then tables should always by default look the same in all PPT presentations,
shouldn't they?)? Anyone has an idea?

Many thanks,
Meike

> Meike,
> You can't do that I'm afraid. Other than providing a slide in your template
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> > Thanks,
> > Meike

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Giggly4g - 04 Nov 2006 20:23 GMT

Have you tried modifying the color scheme of one of your files containing the
table? I believe that the tables are set up to follow the master color scheme
of the master that is applied to them. If you go to Format--Slide Design and
then choose Color Scheme from the Task Pane, you can modify the color scheme.
If the table does not automatically update, try reapplying the design to the
slide.

> I already reckoned that that might be the case. The funny thing is though
> that in different presentations that I have the default table formatting
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> > > Thanks,
> > > Meike

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