How to embed an Excel file into Powerpoint

You can watch a video tutorial here.

You have a table that needs to be embedded into a Powerpoint presentation that can be shared online and updated via the Excel sheet.

There’s an easy way to do this:

Step 1 – Copy the Excel Data

– Highlight the chart you want to copy in Excel. 
– You can either
—– Press CTRL+C on your keyboard, or
—– Right-click on your mouse and select Copy.

Step 2 – Pasting the Excel Data

– Open the PowerPoint document.
– You can either
—– Right-click on the slide where you want to add the Excel chart, or
—– Go to Home > Paste > Paste Special
– Select any of the 5 icons described below in the Paste Options:
—– First option – Use Destination Theme & Embed Workbook
 
If you want your chart to use your PowerPoint file’s theme and formatting, this allows your chart to blend in with the rest of your slides.
 
—– Second option – Keep Source Formatting & Embed Workbook

If you want to use your Excel file’s formatting. This means that the chart will look exactly the same in PowerPoint and Excel.

—– Third option – Use Destination Theme And Link Data
 
Use this option to use your PowerPoint file’s formatting and keep the chart linked to the original Excel file.
 
—– Fourth option – Keep Source Formatting And Link Data
 
Use this option to use your Excel file’s formatting and keep the chart linked to the original Excel file.
 
—– Fifth option – Picture
 
Use this option to paste your Excel chart as a picture. You can’t edit the chart but you can replace it with another image and apply picture formatting.

This is how you embed an Excel file to a Powerpoint presentation that can be shared online and updated from the Excel file.