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LinkingExcelfilestoaPowerPointpresentationletsyoutopresentanddisplaycomplexdata
onamuchsimplerformthatpeoplecanunderstand.Thisisveryhandywhenyoure
conductingbusinessoracademicpresentations.Whatsmoreisthatitalsoallowsyoutoeasily
createtablesonpresentationsandconvenientlymodifythetablesdatawithouteditingthe
presentationitself.
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OpeningtheFilestoLink
OpentheExcelfileyouwishtolinkwiththePowerPointpresentation.Select
MicrosoftExcelfromtheStartmenutoopenit.OnceyouvelaunchedExcel,youcan

eitherchoosetoopenanexistingExcelfileorcreateanewone.
IfyouchoosetocreateanewdocumenttolinktoaPowerPointpresentation,you
needtosaveitfirstasanExcelfilebeforeyoucandoanykindoflinking.

OpenthePowerPointfileyouwishtohavetheExcelfilelinkedto.Launch
MicrosoftPowerPointbyselectingitonfromthestartmenu.Onceitlaunches,you

caneitheropenanexistingPowerPointpresentationorcreateanewonebyclickingthe
Filebuttonontheupperleftcornerofthemenubar.

ChoosewhereyouwanttoinserttheExcelfile.OnthePowerPointpresentation,
clickonthetextfieldyouwanttoinsertanExcelfilethenclickontheInserttabonthe

upperleftsectionofthewindowtoviewtheInserttoolbar.

ClickontheObjectbutton.ThiswillopenasmallwindowcalledInsertObject.

ClickontheCreatefromfileradiobutton.Thiswillallowyoutoinsertanexisting

Selectthefiletoinsert.StillontheInsertObjectwindow,clickontheBrowsebutton

filetoyourPowerPointpresentation,inthiscase,theExceldocument.

andusetheExplorertonavigatetothelocationoftheExcelfileyouwanttolink.

Onceyouvefoundthefile,selectitandclickOkay.

ChecktheLinkoption.BackontheInsertObjectwindow,makesurethatyoucheckthe

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LinkoptionrightbesidetheBrowsebutton.Bydoingthis,anychangesmadeonthe
ExcelfilewillbeautomaticallyreflectedonthePowerPointpresentation.
ClickonOkaytofinishinsertingthefile.
ThedatatableonyourExcelfileshouldnowbedisplayedonthepresentation
slide.Youcanmoveitanywhereonthepresentationandadjustitsheightand
widthbyclickinganddraggingitscornerpointsacrosstheslide.

Makesurethatthelinkworks.GobacktoMicrosoftExcelandchangeanydatain
anyofthecells.Onceyouveeditedoneofthecells,gobackagaintoPowerPoint.

ThedataontheExcelobjectonyourpresentationshouldreflectthesamechangesyou
madeontheExcelfile.

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YoudontneedtosavetheExcelfilefirstbeforethechangesmadearereflectedonthe
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presentation.Theinsertedobjectshouldmirrorthechangeasyoueditit.
LinkingtheFiles
TolinkExceldocumentstoaPowerPointpresentationusingolderMicrosoftOfficesuite,you
needtoresavetheExcelfiletoaformatthattheoldPowerPointprogramcanread.

SourcesandCitations
http://office.microsoft.com/en001/powerpointhelp/insertalinkedexcelchartinpowerpoint
2010HA101776651.aspx
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