Draw checkerboard - part 1

Draw checkerboard - step 1 - insert and format a table

1. Insert tab - Table - 8 by 8 (you should get the following table:
   width = 6.67" height = 3.24"
2. Design tab - Table styles group - Choose No style, table grid (first thumbnail, second row).
3. Contextual tab Layout - Table size group - Next to height put 7" - Next to width put 7".
4. Select the second cell of the first row, Design tab - Table styles group - Shading - More colors - choose black - OK.
5. Now select every cell that needs to be black and press F4. Repeat for the next rows, alternatively starting with the second or first cell.
6. Select the table - Design tab - Draw borders group - next to pen weight, choose 6 pt. In the table styles group - click Border - choose outside border.

That should give you the following table:

Next time we will try to improve and make the checkerboard more attractive using the new tools
in PPT 2007.