#Data merge icon update

Select Embed if you want to copy the data as information that can be edited in PowerPoint. Select Use Destination Styles if you want to copy the data as a PowerPoint table, but want it to assume the appearance of the PowerPoint presentation. Select Keep Source Formatting if you want to copy the data as a PowerPoint table, but want it keep the appearance of the original Excel worksheet. Under Paste Options, do one of the following: In Excel, open the workbook that contains the information that you want to copy. To link the data on the PowerPoint slide to the original Excel data source, see the 'Insert a linked selection from a worksheet' section immediately above.

#Data merge icon update

Note: Data copied and pasted onto a PowerPoint slide does not automatically update when the data is changed in the Excel workbook. To paste a copy a selection of Excel data onto your PowerPoint slide, do the following:

To edit a selection of cells from a linked Excel worksheet, do one of the following: Select the Paste link check box and click OK. In the Paste Special dialog box, under As, select a Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow below Paste, and select Paste Special. In PowerPoint 2010, click the slide where you want to paste the copied worksheet data. Keyboard shortcut You can press CTRL+C to copy the data. In Excel, open the workbook containing that data that you want to insert. To insert and link a selection of data from a saved Excel worksheet, do the following: Insert a linked selection from a worksheet To update the data on the slide to match the data in the original Excel file, right-click the object on the slide, and click Update Link. To edit the data from within Excel, right-click the object on the slide, point to Linked Worksheet Object, and select Edit. To edit a linked Excel worksheet, do one of the following: In the Insert Object dialog box, select Link and then click OK. In the Insert Object dialog box, select Create from file.Ĭlick Browse, and in the Browse dialog box, browse to and then select the Excel workbook that contains the information that you want to insert, and then click OK. In PowerPoint 2010, on the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Object. Important: The linked object in your presentation displays all data from the active, top worksheet in the linked Excel workbook. Keep Text Only to copy all the data as a single text boxĬopy an Excel chart to another Office program Picture to copy the data as a picture that can't be edited in Excel Keep Source Formatting to copy the Excel data as a PowerPoint table, using the format of the worksheetĮmbed to copy the data as information that can be edited in Excel later Use Destination Styles to copy the data as a PowerPoint table, using the format of the presentation Move the mouse pointer over each Paste option to see a preview of what it would look like. Under Paste Options, pick one of the following. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow below Paste.

In Excel, open the workbook with the data you want to copy.ĭrag over the area of data you want to copy, and on the Home tab, click or tap Copy. The worksheet does not send automatic updates to PowerPoint. You copy the data from an Excel worksheet and paste it into your presentation. In this case, the Excel data will not be linked to your PowerPoint presentation. In the Paste Special box, click Paste link, and then, under As, select Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object.Ĭopy and paste (unlinked) Excel data in PowerPoint On the Home tab, click the arrow below Paste, and select Paste Special. In PowerPoint, click the slide where you want to paste the copied worksheet data. In Excel, open the saved workbook with the data you want to insert and link to.ĭrag over the area of data you want to link to in PowerPoint, and on the Home tab, click or tap Copy. Link a section of data in Excel to PowerPoint When you save the Excel workbook, make sure the worksheet you want in your presentation is the one you see when you first open the workbook. Important: The linked object in your presentation displays all the data from the active, top worksheet in the linked Excel workbook.