Table within a slide master?

[sudbird]

Sorry if someone has covered this but I can't find anything on thi
topic. I'm working with Slide Masters and Layouts for the first time
I'm doing OK with making them and applying them to pages. But when
make a table it doesn't work. When I go to Insert>Layout Placeholder
Table, then I get a box that has the word "Table" in it. Is that right
When I look for controls to make it look like a table with headers
cells etc., right-click on it, whatever, I don't see any table controls
just the usual text/box attributes (size etc.). So in the ribbon I go t
Table Styles and click on one of them (Light #5) and then I have
normal table floating above this box with "Table" in it that I can appl
color etc to, but I can't edit it when going in the Normal page, th
table's just static. Help! Again, trying to get a table format in slid
masters that will edit when applied to the Normal view, similar to th
way a text box provides the 5 levels of bullets

 

[Echo S]

Yeah, all the table placeholder does is give you an icon to insert a table.
It doesn't do anything for formatting, sorry.

Best thing I know to tell you to do is create a sample slide with a table on
it as an example and instruct your users to paste their data into it.
Microsoft hasn't given us any way to define real table styles, which is
essentially what you're asking for. Trust me, I've asked for this a
gazillion times. I hope someday it's added to the product.

You can also right-click a table in the Table Styles gallery on the table
tools tab and choose "set as default table." I know this doesn't help much
if your table is supposed to be very stylized, but it's the best I've got.