Learn how to copy and paste tables from one Microsoft office suite application to the other and maintain it's formatting perfectly. How to insert a word table into PowerPoint. Learn how to transfer a word table into a PowerPoint presentation slide and then to format and edit the table within PowerPoint. Simple, easy and to the point. Open the Word document you need. Select the table you want to copy to PowerPoint. Right-click on it and select 'Copy' from the list. Open PowerPoint. Click tiny arrow next to Paste icon.