Styles in PowerPoint allow a user to easily format text and embedded tables into formats in one click. As an administrator, you can deploy standardized Styles to your whole team. When a table or text in the table is fully or partially selected, UpSlide will apply the chosen predefined style to the header, standard, and final rows. Each of the three row types may be assigned background colors, font styles, and outer and inner borders.

Custom shapes

Creating a custom shape

1. Select a text box or shape with the formatting, position and text you want to replicate.
   • You can create custom shapes from simple shapes or grouped ones.
2. Go to the Custom Shapes button in the UpSlide toolbar.
3. Select Add Custom Shapes. A popup will appear where you can enter the name of your custom shape.

Managing Custom Shapes

1. Go to the Custom Shapes button in the UpSlide toolbar.
2. Select Manage Custom Shapes. A window will appear with all of your saved custom shapes.
3. Click the ellipses on the bottom right corner of each custom shape. You will then be able to insert into the current slide, rename of delete the custom shape.

Table Styles

Creating and inserting a table style

1. Create the table in PPT (three columns and four rows minimum)
2. Apply the borders, text fills, underlined formatting, alignment and font sizes as normal
3. Select the table
4. Go to the Table Styles button 
5. Select Add (previews will only appear if you have previously added styles)
6. A popup will appear where you enter the name

To use this Table Style when you have a table selected in PPT, go to the Table Styles button and select the preview of the format you wish to apply or insert. 

Managing Table Styles

1. Go to the Table Styles button in the UpSlide toolbar.
2. Select Manage Table Styles. A window will appear with all of your saved table styles. 
3. Click the ellipses on the bottom right corner of each table style. You will then be able to insert into the current slide, rename or delete the table style. 

Exporting your changes to your users

The changes are now active on your machine only. Test the changes you have made before sharing the update with your team. Follow the instructions on this page to export the .UpSlide file so everyone has the updated templates. 

Made a mistake and want to revert back?

• If you have never made or exported changes before, ask your IT department to reinstall UpSlide on your machine and you will get back your originally provided templates.
• If you have previously made and exported changes since you last had UpSlide installed you can manually (re)install a .UpSlide to go back to the last set of changes you made.