Note: Linking a chart to data in Excel using think-cell does not depend on theįile names of the Excel or PowerPoint file.
Option is available in the Data Links dialog ( Data Links dialog).
You can also let think-cell automatically update the linked chart for you. Thus, you always have the option to update the In the later case, it is replacedĮven if the chart is not updated, or is updated and then reverted again, the link The Revert button is available until the PowerPointįile is closed or the Excel data source changes again. Click it to takeīack the changes you just made. The chart is updated and the flag disappears:Īfter pressing Update, this button changes to Revert. Indicate that an update of its linked data has been detected:Ĭlick the Update button next to the flag to incorporate the data changesįrom Excel in the chart. When selecting the linked chart, it is flagged to Drag a corner of the selection to include the newly enteredįinally, return to PowerPoint. Then, select the linked range by clicking on its border to show the familiar Enter the additional data below the linked In ourĮxample, we want to add a third data series. Option to update the chart according to changes in the underlying data. The most important function of a chart that is linked to an Excel workbook is the Note: Transposing a linked data range does not swap the data in the rows and Right-click on the boundary to invoke the context menu. Select the green boundary around the data range. Interpretation, letting you, for example, create column charts from rows rather than Transposing a data range swaps the chart’s row and column data Using the Transpose Link button in the think-cell context menu of the data Having linked a data range to a chart, you can alter how the data is interpreted Think-cell toolbar and click on the chart in PowerPoint that you wish to link
SimplyĬlick the To Existing Chart button from the Charts menu in Excel’s This can be especially powerful when youĬombine it with Excel’s conditional formatting.Īs well as creating a new chart, you can link a selected data range in yourĮxcel workbook to an existing chart in a PowerPoint presentation. Segment fill color in the linked chart by enabling Use Excel Fill on Top in the chart’sĬolor scheme control (see Color scheme). Note: If you use colored cell backgrounds in Excel, you can set those as the
Please refer to Adding and removing labels and Styling the chart to learn how to How to place, resize and align a new chart, please refer to Inserting a new chart.Īfter insertion, the chart looks and behaves like a regular think-cell chart that Place the chart as usual: Click once to accept the default size or click, holdĪnd drag to change the chart’s initial size. Switch to the slide where you want to insert the chart, or insert a new slide, and PowerPoint, when the mouse pointer is on a slide, the familiar insertion rectangle If PowerPoint is not yet running, it starts automatically. When you click on this menu item in Excel, the PowerPoint window Then select the desired chart type from the Charts menu in Excel’s think-cell Required, simply insert a new chart of the desired type in PowerPoint and refer to the
In addition to the data, some cells to the left and on topĪre reserved for category and series labels. Nevertheless it is possible to transpose the data source (see The layout of your data must match the layout of think-cell’s internal datasheet:Ĭolumn charts are usually created from data columns, whereas bar charts are createdįrom data rows. Workbook, including series and category labels: To create a chart from Excel, select the desired data range in your Excel Think-cell, please consider the example from Introduction to charting. When data in Excel changes, youĬan either update the charts on command or have think-cell do the updateĢ1.1 Creating a chart from Excel 21.2 Transposing linked data 21.3 Updating a linked chart 21.4 Creating a table from Excel 21.5 Data Links dialog 21.6 Maintaining data links 21.7 How to compile the data 21.8 Extract numerical data from images 21.9 Frequently asked questions 21.1 Creating a chart from Excelįor a step-by-step guide on how to create a chart from your Excel data using When the source data for your data-driven charts is available in Excel, you canĬreate charts directly from the Excel application.