We are using Office XP and 2003.
I've managed to create a table, but code-wise I wasn't yet able to
change the border coulors and the background of the rows and cells.

The examples here should get you going:

Working with PowerPoint tables
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00790.htm

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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