When you opened the Table button’s menu in the preceding section, you probably couldn’t help but notice the grid of white squares. Another way to create a table is to drag across this grid until you select the desired number of rows and columns. The table appears immediately on the slide as you drag, so
you can see how it will look, as shown in Figure 23-3.

FIGURE 23-3
Drag across the grid in the Table button’s menu to specify the size of the table that you want to create.

Other than the method of specifying rows and columns, this method is identical to creating a table via the dialog box, because the same issues apply regarding placeholders versus free-floating tables. If a placeholder is available, PowerPoint uses it.

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