Add An Excel Chart To Your Powerpoint Presentation

Copy Your Chart From Excel

Any chart that you create in Excel can be copied and pasted into any Microsoft Office app.

Choose How to Paste Your Chart

The chart you copied in Excel is stored on the Clipboard. Now it’s time to paste it into a PowerPoint slide.

Update Excel Charts in PowerPoint

If you chose to Link Data when pasting your Excel chart into PowerPoint, changes made to the original spreadsheet file will update the chart in PowerPoint. To manually update chart data:

Microsoft Office Update Prompt

Each time you open a PowerPoint presentation that is linked to another Microsoft Office app, such as Excel or Word, you’re prompted to update the links in the presentation file. If you trust the source of the presentation, choose Update Links. All links to other documents are updated with any new changes.