asked on 10/1/2018

Linked Pivot table not updating in PowerPoint presentation when changes are made.

I am currently using PowerPoint 365 with Excel 365 and in earlier versions of Excel/Powerpoint if I updated a pivot chart in Excel then that was reflected in my PowerPoint (I was using Paste : Use Destination Theme and Link Data - however I'm finding that even when I refresh the data in PowerPoint, the changes are not always reflected...why is that?

Secondly, where can I find an explanation of the difference between Link Data and Embed workbook - and when would you use one over the other?

Microsoft PowerPoint

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Jamie Garroch (MVP)

10/19/2018

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10/2/2018

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agwalsh

10/2/2018

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Thank you so much. That really does clarify the issue. Any ideas why a linked or embedded file wouldn't update in the PowerPoint presentation when data is changed. It used to work fine in earlier versions...

Thanks

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Jamie Garroch (MVP)

10/4/2018

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agwalsh

10/19/2018

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Thank you so much ..clarified this issue for me :-)

Jamie Garroch (MVP)

10/19/2018

You're more than welcome agwalsh. Glad I could help you out and it was fun exploring the behaviour and solution!