Embedding a New Word Table



In PowerPoint you can include different object types in your presentation. For instance, you can insert a new Word document, then add a table and format information just as you would in Microsoft Word.



To embed a Word table:

  1. Click where you want the table to appear.
  2. Select Object... on the Insert menu.
  3. Click Create new.
  4. Select Microsoft Word Document from the list.
  5. Click OK.
  6. A new Word document object appears in the PowerPoint slide.
  7. Use the Word interface to add a table:
    1. Click the Insert Table button on the Tables and Borders toolbar.
    2. Select the number of cells you want by moving the cursor across and down the squares.
    3. When the description at the bottom of the box describes the number of rows and columns you want, click the last box.
  8. The embedded Word document now contains a table in Word format. Add data and format the table using the Word application.


To change the information in the embedded Word object, double-click the object and make your changes in the Word application.

Information in an embedded object does not change if you modify the source file. An embedded object appears as it does in its source document, but is not connected to its source.