PowerPoint doesn't update linked Excel charts

Question

I am experiencing the same issue reported here:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/powerpoint-doesnt-update-linked-charts/b807ad2e-fa85-4a34-8d2e-7cae667be190

I've found that my PowerPoint does not update linked Excel charts properly. Here's the steps I'm using.

1. Copy a chart from a saved Excel file.
2. Paste the chart into PowerPoint slide, choose "Keep Source Formatting & Link Data"
3. Update the data in Excel and observe that the PowerPoint slide does not update as expected.
4. In PowerPoint, click File > Info > Edit links to Files.  Turn on the Automatically Update checkbox and try again. Still doesn't work.
5. After closing the file and reopening, observe two things:
   1. The charts are still not updating
   2. The "Automatically Update" checkbox selected above has been unchecked.
6. If I right click on the chart, and choose "Edit Data", I see the correct source values in the linked Excel spreadsheet, however the chart has not been updated.  Upon closing the "Edit Data" pop up, the chart updates.  I have close to 30 linked charts in this presentation so this method is not realistic.

Has anyone seen a solution for this?

Answer 1

Hi,

Please feel free to post back if you have any update.

Best regards,

Jazlyn