The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Control Excel Spreadsheet in a PowerPoint Presenation

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by DetlevCM, Apr 23, 2010.

  1. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    4,843
    Messages:
    8,389
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    205
    Hello all,

    a quick google didn't help...

    I'm on Office 2010 Beta and want to embed an Excel Spreadsheet in such a way that I can edit and move it around during the presentation - is this possible?

    (Worst case I'll use screenshots as I need it by Monday)

    OK, what have I tried...

    "insert" - "object" - "Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet" (and selected my file)

    I just figured out how to have it open Excel - which would work... but ideally I'd like a "dynamic slide".

    Is that possible in Office 2010 Beta?
     
    DetlevCM, Apr 23, 2010
    #1
  2. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

    Reputations:
    2,275
    Messages:
    3,990
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Since no one has answered, I might as well give it a whirl, but I am not sure I follow you...

    If you've done what you've done, the slide should be reflecting changes in your spreadsheet.
     
    gerryf19, Apr 24, 2010
    #2
  3. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    4,843
    Messages:
    8,389
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    205
    Well, its not about the slide reflecting changes.

    I would like to be able to move around on the slide during the presentation and zoom in and out.

    But thanks for a first reply gerry :)
     
    DetlevCM, Apr 24, 2010
    #3
  4. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

    Reputations:
    2,275
    Messages:
    3,990
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Hmm, interesting. So is thing going to require data interaction? If not, I think I would be going a different route and using some sort of screen capture/animation software, then embedding the resulting video into the powerpoint presentation.

    I cannot think of how you might do it otherwise.
     
    gerryf19, Apr 24, 2010
    #4
  5. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    4,843
    Messages:
    8,389
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    205
    Video would be worse...

    It apparently could be done in older <strike>Excel</strike> Powerpoint versions...
    e.g. http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/cool/excelinpowerpoint.html

    But this isn't available any more - and wouldn't have been ideal.

    Now another thing: The excel spreadsheet that I add is embedded in the Power Point Presentation - else it couldn't work on another computer without the spreadsheet and also else the data increase cannot be explained...

    But I guess there is no way to do it :(

    I'll stick with the "window view" then.
    It would be nice to be able to shot that the spreadsheet works - but well...
    You can't always get everything.

    It would have been a nice gimmick.

    Thanks again :)
    Let's use that rep button :D
     
    DetlevCM, Apr 24, 2010
    #5