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variable objects in Powerpoint
I have a master Powerpoint document that I use as a template with which to create new reports; changing keywords in title headings, table content and images specific to each project. Format stays the same.
If my project-specific content is coming from either a field/cell in an excel document or is an image such as a png file, is there a way I can use variables within the Powerpoint template to refer to local files (png images) or a local excel file (a cell within excel), so that the Powerpoint for each report auto-loads and displays the content from these sources?
If my project-specific content is coming from either a field/cell in an excel document or is an image such as a png file, is there a way I can use variables within the Powerpoint template to refer to local files (png images) or a local excel file (a cell within excel), so that the Powerpoint for each report auto-loads and displays the content from these sources?
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Jamie Garroch (MVP)
You can do all sorts of clever stuff with VBA code in PowerPoint but before delving into that, are you looking for a programming answer?
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Hi Jamie, I'm looking for any way to automate the content load. It's all manual editing as is. I have simple ppt slides with a heading text box, and an image or a table. I want a word like a project name in the text box or the content of a field in a table to get its displayed value from a specific cell (ideally a variable name assigned to a cell) in an Excel file. I want the image to display a specific local png file. I can't find a way to do this using objects and don't know if VB can be used for this.
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PowerPoint is a slide show presentation program currently developed by Microsoft. PowerPoint presentations consist of a number of individual pages or "slides" that may contain text, graphics, sound, movies, and other objects, which may be arranged freely. The presentation can be printed, displayed live on a computer, or navigated through at the command of the presenter. Slides can also form the basis of webcasts.
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