Create shapes with tables inside (video)

This is the twelfth in a series of quick video tips for business managers using PowerPoint by guest blogger Bruce Gabrielle, author of Speaking PowerPoint.

Using SmartArt graphics, you can create a pyramid with text rows. But what if you want an upside down triangle, or a circle, or a hexagon instead? Here are a couple of neat tricks for creating your own custom shapes with table rows inside.

Looking for more info about using tables and SmartArt graphics in PowerPoint? Try these links:

• Add a table to a slide
• Create a table with nifty rounded corners (video)
• Convert slide text to a SmartArt graphic

-- Bruce Gabrielle