# Table styling

1. Select the shape by `name` you want to modify. See [here](https://docs.powerpointgeneratorapi.com/knowledge-base/finding-shape-names) to find shape names.
2. To set background colors for specific table cells, use the `data_cells` property.
3. Each cell can include a `cell_properties` object to define its style (e.g., `bg_color`).
4. You can pass multiple rows, each represented as an array of cell definitions or strings.
5. When `data_cells` is used, all table rows are replaced — define every row you need to keep.

Reference: [table](https://docs.powerpointgeneratorapi.com/json-template-syntax/shapes/table "mention")

Download: [input.zip](https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download\&id=1rrEq3p8VyCIjdMcnAdsAtZGU8j4QkN_n) | [output.pptx](https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download\&id=1TWJf2gbVJ6Ab4SGy7zojEHJnt3t8l3IW)

{% columns %}
{% column width="41.66666666666667%" %}

<figure><img src="https://1155212587-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Mgoqdluo05I2RXHZpTr-887967055%2Fuploads%2FcYiA7mZXq4wp3uloB0OQ%2Ftemplate.png?alt=media&#x26;token=f7cbdee2-c71b-47e4-8015-8a63ee345293" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

***

<figure><img src="https://1155212587-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Mgoqdluo05I2RXHZpTr-887967055%2Fuploads%2Fvvion9PgoE0KgxEpEBDA%2Foutput.png?alt=media&#x26;token=c85ed9b3-5f22-4c25-9aa8-374837eae34b" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
{% endcolumn %}

{% column width="58.33333333333333%" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```json
{
  "presentation": {
    "template": "template.pptx",
    "slides": [
      {
        "slide_index": 0,
        "shapes": [
          {
            "name": "Table 5",
            "data_cells": [
              [
                {
                  "cell_properties": {
                    "bg_color": "#64bbd1"
                  }
                },
                {
                  "cell_properties": {
                    "bg_color": "#64bbd1"
                  }
                },
                {
                  "cell_properties": {
                    "bg_color": "#3c707d"
                  }
                },
                {
                  "cell_properties": {
                    "bg_color": "#3c707d"
                  }
                },
                {
                  "cell_properties": {
                    "bg_color": "#2c535d"
                  }
                },
                {
                  "cell_properties": {
                    "bg_color": "#2c535d"
                  }
                }
              ],
              [
                "",
                "",
                {
                  "cell_properties": {
                    "bg_color": "#ff8686"
                  }
                },
                {
                  "cell_properties": {
                    "bg_color": "#ff8686"
                  }
                },
                "",
                ""
              ]
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endcolumn %}
{% endcolumns %}


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