# Table

> Work with tables in Aspose.Slides for Python via Java: add, access, remove, and merge cells in PowerPoint and OpenDocument presentations.

Source: https://docs.aspose.com/slides/python-java/examples/elements/table/
Updated: 2026-09-07


Examples for adding tables, accessing them, removing them, and merging cells using **Aspose.Slides for Python via Java**.

Install the package as described in [Installation](/slides/python-java/installation/). Each example imports `asposeslides` before starting the JVM, then imports the API after the JVM is running.

## **Add a Table**

Create a simple table with two rows and two columns.

```python
import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Presentation

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    widths = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([80, 80])
    heights = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([30, 30])
    table = slide.getShapes().addTable(50, 50, widths, heights)
finally:
    presentation.dispose()
```

## **Access a Table**

Retrieve the first table shape on the slide.

```python
import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Presentation, Table

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    widths = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([80, 80])
    heights = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([30, 30])
    table = slide.getShapes().addTable(50, 50, widths, heights)

    # Access the first table on the slide.
    first_table = None
    for index in range(slide.getShapes().size()):
        shape = slide.getShapes().get_Item(index)
        if isinstance(shape, Table):
            first_table = shape
            break
finally:
    presentation.dispose()
```

## **Remove a Table**

Delete a table from a slide.

```python
import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Presentation

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    widths = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([80, 80])
    heights = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([30, 30])
    table = slide.getShapes().addTable(50, 50, widths, heights)

    slide.getShapes().remove(table)
finally:
    presentation.dispose()
```

## **Merge Table Cells**

Merge adjacent cells of a table into a single cell.

```python
import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Presentation

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    widths = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([80, 80])
    heights = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([30, 30])
    table = slide.getShapes().addTable(50, 50, widths, heights)

    # Merge cells.
    table.mergeCells(table.get_Item(0, 0), table.get_Item(1, 1), False)
finally:
    presentation.dispose()
```