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Free table tent template for Google Slides

A folded card that stands on a table, generated one per table, guest or dish from your event data.

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Free to copy, no sign-up: the file opens in your own Google Drive. Updated November 13, 2026.

The actual template Free table tent template for Google Slides: preview of the first page

What’s in the table tent template

Every block has a placeholder showing where your details go. Type over them by hand, or bind each one to a field in your data and let it fill itself.

  • Front face with the main label {{tent.title}}
  • Secondary line for the room, host or course {{tent.subtitle}}
  • Table or station number {{tent.number}}
  • Detail line such as guest names or allergens loop: {{tent.details}}
  • Mirrored back face so both sides read the same {{tent.title}}
  • Event branding and fold line {{event.name}}

How to use this table tent template in Google Slides

  1. 01

    Copy the template to your Google Drive

    Press "Copy to my Google Slides". Google asks to make a copy, and the copy is yours to edit; the original is never changed. All you need is a free Google account.

  2. 02

    Replace the placeholders with your details

    Text in double braces, like {{tent.title}}, marks where your own values go. Work down the slides: front face with the main label; secondary line for the room, host or course; table or station number, and so on.

  3. 03

    Make it match your brand

    Swap the logo, colours and fonts in Google Slides as you would in any presentation. The layout is built to hold when the text changes.

  4. 04

    Download it as a PDF, or share the link

    File, then Download, then PDF Document gives you a file to send or print. Download as PowerPoint (.pptx) works too if someone needs it.

  5. 05

    Making these regularly? Fill it from your data

    Connect Airtable, Google Sheets or a CSV to SourceToDocs and it fills a copy of this template for every row, so you stop retyping.

A table tent is a folded card that has to be read from both sides of a table, so the design is fixed and the content is short. What varies is the number of them: one per table, one per station, one per dish. Google Slides suits it because the card is drawn once at its flat size and each row of your list produces a copy with different words on it.

Table tent sizes and how this template is laid out

UseCommon flat sizeFolded face
Name or place card4 × 6 in (A6)4 × 3 in
Table number, reserved sign5 × 7 in5 × 3.5 in
Menu or promotion tent8.5 × 11 in (Letter, A4)8.5 × 5.5 in

The template is drawn flat: the front face on one half, the back face mirrored on the other, with a fold line between. To change the size, open File › Page setup › Custom in Google Slides and enter the flat size you need.

How to make a table tent in Google Slides

  1. Copy the template and type your text on the front face.
  2. Repeat it on the back face. The back is upside down on screen on purpose: once folded, both sides read the right way up.
  3. Duplicate the slide for each table, guest or dish.
  4. Print on card, 200 gsm or heavier, at 100% scale (turn off “fit to page”).
  5. Score the fold line with a ruler and a blunt edge before folding, so it creases cleanly, then stand it up.

Can I make table tents in Google Docs?

You can, with a two-row table and rotated text, but Docs cannot rotate a whole block easily, so the back face is awkward. Google Slides lets you flip the back face in one step and set an exact page size, which is why this template is a Slides file. It still opens from Google Drive the same way and downloads as a PDF for printing.

Mirror the faces and print the set

Lay the slide out as the flat card — front face on the top half, a mirrored back face below the fold — so the card reads correctly whichever side of the table you sit on. Then treat the seating plan or menu as the source: a row per card, with title, subtitle, number and any detail lines. When a host changes or a dish comes off the menu, you edit the row and reprint that one card. Keeping the detail lines short matters, because a fixed layout will not reflow to make room for a paragraph.

Fill this table tent template from Airtable, Google Sheets or a CSV

Connect an Airtable base, a Google Sheets spreadsheet or a CSV file, map each field to a placeholder, and generate. One run can produce a single deck or one per matching row, delivered to your Google Drive.

Events & programs: A folded card that stands on a table, generated one per table, guest or dish from your event data.

Tables · Airtable

TableHostTheme
Table 4Marta NunesData platforms
Table 5Tom AlvarezAnalytics
Table 6Ines WeberGovernance

Template: Google Slides or Docs

{{tent.title}}

{{tent.subtitle}}

{{tent.number}}

loop: {{tent.details}}

{{event.name}}

one card per table row, with the back face mirroring the front

Generated output

SlidesPDF

Data platforms

Hosted by Marta Nunes

Table 4

8 seats · vegetarian menu

DataConf 2026

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Who uses this table tent template

Event and conference organisers

Print table numbers, discussion themes and hosts for every table from the seating plan.

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Restaurants and catering teams

Produce a card per dish or station from the menu list, reprinting only what changed.

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Sales and trade show teams

Generate stand and demo station cards from the same sheet that plans the floor.

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Common questions, answered

Can I generate one card per table in a single run? +
Yes. Each row of your seating or station list produces its own card, and the whole set exports as one PDF to print and fold. Change one table's host or theme and reprint that card alone rather than the full set.
How does the folded card print on both sides? +
The slide is set to the flat size of the card, with the front face on the top half and a mirrored back face on the bottom, separated by the fold line. Because Slides holds a fixed layout, both faces stay aligned however long the text on them is.
Can I use my own table tent design? +
Yes. Build the master in Google Slides at your flat card size, using a custom page size, place your branding and both faces where you want them, mark the variable text as placeholders, and generate against that instead of this layout.
What data does it need? +
One row per card is enough: a title, a subtitle, a number and any detail lines. That row can come from Airtable, Google Sheets or a CSV upload — most teams already keep the seating plan or menu somewhere, and the cards are generated from it directly.
Is this table tent template free? +
Yes. Copy it to your own Google Drive at no cost and with no sign-up, then edit it like any Google Slides file. You only need SourceToDocs if you want it filled from your data automatically, and that has a free plan too.
Can I download this table tent template as a PDF or PowerPoint file? +
Yes. Open your copy in Google Slides and choose File, Download. PDF Document gives a print-ready file; Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx) gives an editable one for people who do not use Google Slides.

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