How to Convert Excel to Powerpoint

This updated guide examines How to Convert Excel to Powerpoint and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Method 1

Copying and Pasting Excel Data into PowerPoint

1. Open an Excel file you want to use. Open your file explorer and navigate to the folder where your file is stored.
2. Click on the box in the top left to select data. You can select all of the data or only the data you want.
3. ClickEditand selectCopyto copy the data.
4. Open Microsoft PowerPoint. You can minimize the Excel file's window or exit Excel and navigate to PowerPoint.
5. ClickFilein the top left. This pulls up a drop-down list of more options for that PowerPoint file.
6. ClickNew. You can also open an existing presentation.
7. Click on the slide that you want to use. You can also format the slide for displaying data by picking the slide template.
8. Right click and selectPaste. This pastes the Excel data into your chosen slide.
9. Click on the clipboard icon in the bottom right. This changes presentation options for your slide.
10. Select a mode for presentation from the drop-down menu. Save your work after you're satisfied with the changes you've made.

Method 2

Inserting an Excel Object into PowerPoint

1. Open your PowerPoint file. Navigate to the folder where it's saved from your file explorer.
2. ClickInsertin the menu bar.
3. SelectObject.
4. SelectCreate from file.
5. Locate your Excel file. Once you've opened the dialog window, navigate to the Excel file you want to insert into your PowerPoint slide.
6. Select your file and clickInsert. This will insert the file into the slide you've selected.
7. Resize and rearrange the spreadsheet snapshot as desired. You can grab the edges to make it bigger or smaller, or click and drag to move it. When you double-click on the actual spreadsheet, it'll open the file in Excel.