What is the purpose of "background" within Format - Table - Fill?

[Epinn]

I clicked format, table, fill and the list arrow. I found that whether I
clicked background or not, the background of the cell or the entire table
(depending on where I placed my cursor) is filled with color anyway.

What is the background check box for?

TIA.

 

[Ute Simon]

I clicked format, table, fill and the list arrow. I found that whether I

clicked background or not, the background of the cell or the entire table
(depending on where I placed my cursor) is filled with color anyway.

Which version of PowerPoint? If your slide background is other than white,
the table will use the same background as a fill. Even if there is an
object between table and background. (This works for AutoShapes, too.)

Best regards,
Ute

 

[Epinn]

Thank you for responding but I am still lost.

I use PP 2003 version.

May be I didn't make myself clear the first time. I have no problem having
DIFFERENT colors for the slide background and the entire table respectively.

When I said "background" previously, I wasn't talking about format -
background.

I was looking at format - table - fill - list arrow - BACKGROUND with a
checkbox. I assume in this case BACKGROUND means BACKGROUND of the table or
cell in the table and NOT background of the slide.

My questions is: How come I have the same effect with the table color
regardless of whether I click the checkbox of BACKGROUND or not?

TIA.

 

[Bill Dilworth]

The tables cells' background is normally not filled (transparent), therefore
you can see thru it to the background. When you apply the fill type
'background', you will also see the background of the slide, but you are not
seeing thru the cell, you are seeing a copy the background you would have
seen if you were able to see the background thru the cell.

The easiest way to demo this to you is to create a shape and place it behind
the table. If you format the cell's fill to 'no fill' you will see the
shape; however, if you format the cell to background fill, you see the
background and not the shape.

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[Epinn]

I am beginning to see the light. I was in a totally different frame of mind.
I thought by checking background the entire cell or table would be filled
with color whereas if I didn't check background certain condition would cause
PART of the cell or the table filled with color.

Bill, thank you for your suggestion of creating a shape and placing it
behind a table. This plus using some color for the slide background (which I
didn't do previously), I began to see that "background" SIMPLY meant same
color as the background of the slide. Can someone confirm this please?

My misinterpretation helped me discover something interesting. There is a
difference between placing an autoshape behind a table and inserting an
autoshape into one of the cells. This difference can only be seen when the
table is filled with color.

Will rate Bill's answer as positive later. I need this open so that I can
get a confirmation as requested above.