Embedding an Excel spreadsheet into PowerPoint allows data to be edited directly in PowerPoint. The tutorial provides steps to copy an Excel range, paste it into a PowerPoint slide as an embedded object, and double click the embedded chart to edit the underlying Excel file.

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How to Embed an Excel Spreadsheet
into PowerPoint
(For PowerPoint 2016 Mac) By Richard Evans

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This tutorial will show how to embed an
Excel Spreadsheet into PowerPoint.

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Why use this?
Embedding Excel makes editing data in
PowerPoint easier and quicker
Acceleration 1 (m/s) Acceleration 2(m/s) Acceleration 3(m/s) Average Acceleration (m/s)
Group 1 10.1 9.8 10 9.97
Group 2 9.9 9.4 10.5 9.93
Group3 9.4 9.8 10.2 9.80
9.90

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Step 1: Open Excel and type in the
cells what you want to put in
(It can be edited later)

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Step 2: Press and hold the left mouse button, then drag the cursor to
Highlight the part of the spreadsheet you wish to bring in to PowerPoint
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Acceleration 2
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Acceleration 3
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Group’s Average
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Group 1
Group 2
Group3

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Step 3: Right-click and and click “Copy”

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Step 4: Open PowerPoint and go to the slide where you want Excel

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Step 5: Click the “Home” Ribbon

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Step 6: Click the button next to “Paste.” In the drop
down menu click “Embed”

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The embedded spreadsheet may look like a
normal chart but it is double clicked the it
will open the file in Excel