Insert Excel Chart Tutorial
Microsoft PowerPoint
Objective: To insert an Excel Chart on to a PowerPoint slide

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Introduction: It is simple to integrate resources created in one Microsoft Office program into other Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). For example, with a few "clicks" of the mouse, you can incorporate a chart created in Excel into a presentation created in PowerPoint. This simple function can enhance the appearance and "power" of your presentation.

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Skill Practice: Insert Excel chart into PowerPoint presentation

Step 1: Open and display the slide you want to add a chart to.

Step 2: To create a new chart, Go to Insert > Object. Click on Create New, and then choose Microsoft Excel Chart from the "object type" list. Click on OK. A "generic" Excel chart will appear on your slide.

Step 3: To use an existing chart, Go to Insert > Object. Click on Create from File, and "browse" the computer for the Excel file you want to use. When found, click on OK. The chosen Excel chart will appear on the desired slide.

Step 4: To Modify Chart - "Right click" on the chart - a chart modifying menu appears. Use the menu options to modify the chart and spreadsheet to desired specifications.

Step 5: Click outside the chart to "finalize" chart modifications, and to continue modifying the PowerPoint slide.

Note: Simple "Copy" and "Paste" functions can also be used to insert an existing Excel chart on to a PowerPoint slide. In Excel, click on desired chart. Go to Edit > Copy to copy chart. In PowerPoint, open the slide you want to insert the chart on. Go to Edit > Paste. The Excel chart will appear on your PowerPoint slide. "Right" click on the chart, and use "pop-up" menus to modify chart characteristics.