When you create a table and apply table styles, the available colors are based on the selected color theme in the presentation. The Pen weight or thickness drop-down menu appears as follows:Īpply a border with a specific color to table cells

Select a line weight or thickness in the menu.

In the Draw Borders group, click the Pen weight arrow.

To apply a border with a specific weight or thickness to table cells: The thickness of a line or border is called weight and is measured in points. You can apply thin, medium or thick borders to table cells in PowerPoint. The Pen style (line style) drop-down menu appears as follows:Īpply a border with a specific line thickness or weight to table cells

Repeat for other borders (such as Top Border).

Click the type of border you want in the menu (such as Bottom Border).

Click the Borders arrow in the Table Styles group.

In the Draw Borders group, click the Pen Style arrow.

Click the Table Tools Design or Table Design tab in the Ribbon.

Select the cells to which you want to apply a border.

To apply a border with a specific line style to table cells: Apply a border with a specific line style to table cells Buttons may also appear with or without text. For example, Table Tools Design may appear as Table Design. Note: Some Ribbon tabs may appear with slightly different names if you are working on Office 365 and have a smaller screen or different display settings. Recommended article: How to Match Colors in PowerPoint Using the Eyedropperĭo you want to learn more about PowerPoint? Check out our virtual classroom or live classroom PowerPoint courses > To change cell border line style, weight or color, you will need to select the cells you want to change, choose the desired line style, weight or color and then apply the border you want.īorders appear in the Table Styles group on the Table Tools Design or Table Design tab in the Ribbon: Unfortunately, you cannot customize table styles in PowerPoint in the same way as Microsoft Word. Tables are normally formatted first with table styles in PowerPoint and then you can apply custom borders to specific cells. For example, you could apply a thick line to header cells and a thin line to the cells in the last row of a table.īorders can be applied to the top, bottom left or right side of a cell or cells.

Different borders can be applied to cells in the same table. You can change the formatting of a table border or the borders of specific cells in PowerPoint by changing the border style, thickness (weight) or color. Format Table Cells with Custom Borders in PowerPointīy Avantix Learning Team | Updated April 7, 2021Īpplies to: Microsoft ® PowerPoint ® 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 (Windows)

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