Microsoft KB Archive/121874

PPT: Table Size Limit of Word Table Object in PowerPoint

PSS ID Number: Q121874 Article last modified on 08-21-1998

windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,97; macintosh:4.0,6.0,6.01,98

MACINTOSH WINDOWS

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You can embed a table from Microsoft Word into Microsoft PowerPoint in several different ways. These methods have different maximum numbers of rows and columns that you can add. The following article includes information about what these limits are as well as a method to get around the limit.

NOTE: Although it is possible to get around these limits, it is typically not a good idea. For example, if you create a presentation with a Word table that contains 20 rows and 40 columns, the text in this table is going to be very difficult for your audience to read.

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Word Placeholder Limit
When you create a slide that has a Word table placeholder on it and you double-click the placeholder, you are prompted to select the number of rows and the number of columns in your table. The following table lists the different table size limits for the different versions of PowerPoint:

Word Table Button Limit
If you use the Word table button on the Standard toolbar, the following limits exist:

How to Insert a Word Table
To insert a Word table that contains a larger number of rows and/or columns, follow these steps:


 * 1) On the Insert menu, click Object.
 * 2) Click Word Document Object (or Microsoft Word Document or Microsoft Word 6.0 Document). This creates a Word object on your slide.
 * 3) On the Table menu, within Word, click Insert Table. This opens a dialog box that allows you to specify the number of rows and columns as well as the column width.
 * 4) At this point, you can resize the object window and even adjust the cell height and width (using the Table menu).

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00c power point powerpt mac 6.00 macppt winppt 7.00 ppt95 6.00a 6.00c winword macword mac_ppt ====================================================================== Keywords : kbinterop Version : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,97; macintosh:4.0,6.0,6.01,98 Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS Hardware : MAC x86 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.