[h=2]Working with Charts
[h=3]Importing a Chart from Excel
If you have already created a chart in Excel, you can import and link it to your PowerPoint
presentation. When you insert an Excel chart in PowerPoint, any updates you make to the
original Excel chart will automatically update in your PowerPoint presentation, as long as the
files remain in the same location. This can be a convenient and time-saving feature for
presentations that require frequent updating.
Click the Insert tab and locate the Text group.
Click the Insert Object command. A dialog box will appear.
In the dialog box, select Create from file.
Click Browse.
Find and select the desired Excel chart, then click OK.
Click the Link checkbox if you would like to link the data to the Excel chart. This will enable your
PowerPoint chart to update itself when changes are made to the Excel chart.
Click OK. The chart will now appear in your PowerPoint presentation.
To edit an imported chart, double-click it to open the Excel placeholder. After you have finished editing, be sure to save the chart in Excel.
Once you have imported a chart, be careful not to delete or move the original Excel file. If the location
of either the PowerPoint presentation or the Excel file changes, you may have to insert the chart again in order for it to display correctly.
[h=3]Importing a Chart from Excel
If you have already created a chart in Excel, you can import and link it to your PowerPoint
presentation. When you insert an Excel chart in PowerPoint, any updates you make to the
original Excel chart will automatically update in your PowerPoint presentation, as long as the
files remain in the same location. This can be a convenient and time-saving feature for
presentations that require frequent updating.
Click the Insert tab and locate the Text group.
Click the Insert Object command. A dialog box will appear.

In the dialog box, select Create from file.
Click Browse.

Find and select the desired Excel chart, then click OK.

Click the Link checkbox if you would like to link the data to the Excel chart. This will enable your
PowerPoint chart to update itself when changes are made to the Excel chart.

Click OK. The chart will now appear in your PowerPoint presentation.

To edit an imported chart, double-click it to open the Excel placeholder. After you have finished editing, be sure to save the chart in Excel.
Once you have imported a chart, be careful not to delete or move the original Excel file. If the location
of either the PowerPoint presentation or the Excel file changes, you may have to insert the chart again in order for it to display correctly.