Linking an Excel chart from Excel to PowerPoint doesn't work because the paste link option is greyed out

Question

Hi

I am trying link an excel graph to PowerPoint but it's not working because the paste link option is greyed out.

I right click on the excel chart and select copy

then i go to PowerPoint to paste the chart by going to Paste, Paste Special and i get this -

When i go to Info in PowerPoint, there are list of links relating to excel charts in the PowerPoint which I "update now" but this makes no difference - the charts do not update.

When I go to Options in both the Excel and the PowerPoint file and select Advanced, Cut,Copy and Paste section has "show paste options button" ticked.

Please help!
thanks
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Answer 1

Hi,

Can you please redirect me to a post about linking an excel chart to a powerpoint, but on mac?

I only found very old posts where this possibility didn't actually exist.

Thank you

Answer 2

Has the original Excel file been saved before you do the Copy operation?

For the longest time there was a bug that allowed you to copy from an unsaved Excel file then Paste Link into PowerPoint, giving you a link that pointed to ..... nothing, since the source file was unsaved.

Maybe they've finally fixed it! Try saving JUST before you do the Copy | Paste Link

Answer 3

Hi,

Can you please redirect me to a post about linking an excel chart to a powerpoint, but on mac?

Afraid not. Linking Excel to PPT isn't possible on Mac, only on Windows.

Answer 4

Afraid not. Linking Excel to PPT isn't possible on Mac, only on Windows.

Thank you. I suppose nothing can be done directly in Sharepoint right? Thanks again

Answer 5

Hi,

Can you please redirect me to a post about linking an excel chart to a powerpoint, but on mac?

I only found very old posts where this possibility didn't actually exist.

Thank you

This hasn't changed. You can't do this in Mac PowerPoint. It depends on a Windows-only technology.