New in PowerPoint 2007, you can apply a solid color fill to the entire table that is different from the fill applied to the individual cells. The table’s fill color is visible only in cells in which the individual fill is set to No Fill (or a semitransparent fill, in which case it blends).

To apply a fill for the entire table, open the Shading button’s menu and point to Table Background, and then choose a color, as shown in Figure 23-16.

FIGURE 23-16
Apply a fill to the table’s background.

To test the new background, select some cells and choose No Fill for their fill color. The background color appears in those cells. If you want to experiment further, try applying a semi-transparent fill to some cells, and see how the color of the background blends with the color of the fill.

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