Inserting Excel Charts into
PowerPoint 2007

Changing the data while in PowerPoint
• Using this method means there is no need to
link to your original excel chart
• This is the best method if you feel that you
might need to change the data of your chart
right before your meeting

• Open up both your PowerPoint document and your Excel document
• In your Excel document, select the information that you want to
copy into your PowerPoint deck

• After you select the area on your excel chart, do control C to copy
then go to the page in your PowerPoint document where you want
to place it
• In PowerPoint select Paste Special. Then select Microsoft Office
Excel Worksheet Object – Click Okay

• Your chart will come in like an excel object which allow you to edit it
while in PowerPoint if needed
• You can resize it by dragging the corners (do not drag the top or
bottom as it will distort the image

• You can change the info in the slide or reformat it by double clicking
it which brings up the Excel menus. Change/reformat as needed,
click outside the object for it to take effect

If you will not have changes to the Excel file…
• This is another way of inserting if you know
that you will not have changes to your Excel
data

• Open up both your PowerPoint document and your Excel document
• In your Excel document, select the information that you want to
copy into your PowerPoint deck

• After you select the area on your excel chart, do control C to copy
then go to the page in your PowerPoint document that you want to
place it
• In PowerPoint select Paste Special. Then select Picture (Enhanced
Metafile) – Click Okay

• Your chart will come in as a picture. You will not be able to edit the
chart
• You can resize it by dragging the corners (do not drag the top or
bottom as it will distort the image