<li><p>either a table with predefined number of cells (10 by 8 cells maximum)</p>
<p>If you want to quickly add a table, just select the number of rows (8 maximum) and columns (10 maximum).</p></li>
<li><p>or a custom table</p>
<p>In case you need more than 10 by 8 cell table, select the <b>Insert Custom Table</b> option that will open the window where you can enter the necessary number of rows and columns respectively, then click the <b>OK</b> button.</p></li>
<p>You can also add a table into a text placeholder pressing the <imgalt="Table icon"src="../images/placeholder_table.png"/><b>Table</b> icon within it and selecting the necessary number of cells or using the <b>Insert Custom Table</b> option:</p>
<p><imgalt="Add table to placeholder"src="../images/placeholder_object.png"/></p>
<p>To resize a table, drag the handles <imgalt="Square icon"src="../images/resize_square.png"/> situated on its edges until the table reaches the necessary size.</p>
<p>You can also manually change the width of a certain column or the height of a row. Move the mouse cursor over the right border of the column so that the cursor turns into the bidirectional arrow <imgalt="Mouse Cursor when changing column width"src="../images/changecolumnwidth.png"/> and drag the border to the left or right to set the necessary width. To change the height of a single row manually, move the mouse cursor over the bottom border of the row until the cursor turns into the bidirectional arrow <imgalt="Mouse Cursor when changing row height"src="../images/changerowheight.png"/> and drag it up or down.</p>
<p>You can specify the <ahref="../UsageInstructions/ManipulateObjects.htm"onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">table position</a> on the slide dragging it vertically or horizontally.</p>
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<b>Note</b>: to move around in a table you can use <ahref="../HelpfulHints/KeyboardShortcuts.htm#workwithtables"onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">keyboard shortcuts</a>.
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<p>It's also possible to add a table to a slide layout. To learn more, please refer to this <ahref="../UsageInstructions/SetSlideParameters.htm#addtolayout"onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">article</a>.</p>
<p>Most of the table properties as well as its structure can be altered using the right sidebar. To activate it click the table and choose the <b>Table settings</b><imgalt="Table settings icon"src="../images/table_settings_icon.png"/> icon on the right.</p>
<p>The <b>Rows</b> and <b>Columns</b> sections on the top allow you to emphasize certain rows/columns applying a specific formatting to them, or highlight different rows/columns with the different background colors to clearly distinguish them. The following options are available:</p>
<p>The <b>Select From Template</b> section allows you to choose one of the predefined tables styles. Each template combines certain formatting parameters, such as a background color, border style, row/column banding etc.
Depending on the options checked in the <b>Rows</b> and/or <b>Columns</b> sections above, the templates set will be displayed differently. For example, if you've checked the <b>Header</b> option in the <b>Rows</b> section and the <b>Banded</b> option in the <b>Columns</b> section, the displayed templates list will include only templates with the header row and banded columns enabled:</p>
<p>The <b>Borders Style</b> section allows you to change the applied formatting that corresponds to the selected template. You can select the entire table or a certain cells range you want to change the formatting for and set all the parameters manually.</p>
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<li><b>Border</b> parameters - set the border width using the <imgalt="Border Size list"src="../images/bordersize.png"/> list (or choose the <b>No borders</b> option), select its <b>Color</b> in the available palettes and determine the way it will be displayed in the cells clicking on the icons:
<p><imgalt="Border Type icons"src="../images/bordertype.png"/></p>
<pclass="note"><b>Note</b>: the options of the <b>Rows & Columns</b> section are also accessible from the <b>right-click menu</b>.</p>
<p>The <b>Cell Size</b> section is used to adjust the width and height of the currently selected cell. In this section, you can also <b>Distribute rows</b> so that all the selected cells have equal height or <b>Distribute columns</b> so that all the selected cells have equal width. The <b>Distribute rows/columns</b> options are also accessible from the <b>right-click menu</b>.</p>
<p>To change the advanced table settings, click the table with the right mouse button and select the <b>Table Advanced Settings</b> option from the right-click menu or click the <b>Show advanced settings</b> link at the right sidebar. The table properties window will be opened:</p>
<p>The <b>Alternative Text</b> tab allows to specify a <b>Title</b> and <b>Description</b> which will be read to the people with vision or cognitive impairments to help them better understand what information there is in the table.</p>
<p>To <b>format the entered text</b> within the table cells, you can use <ahref="../UsageInstructions/InsertText.htm#formatfont"onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">icons at the <b>Home</b> tab of the top toolbar</a>. The <b>right-click menu</b> that appears when you click the table with the right mouse button includes two additional options: </p>
<li><b>Cell vertical alignment</b> - it allows you to set the preferred type of the text vertical alignment within the selected cells: <b>Align Top</b>, <b>Align Center</b>, or <b>Align Bottom</b>.</li>
<li><b>Hyperlink</b> - it allows you to insert a hyperlink into the selected cell.</li>
