Copy and Paste - from Excel
Uses (Edit > Copy) and (Edit > Paste).
Selecting the Chart Area
Highlight the chart in Excel (with black handles)
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Select (Edit > Copy) or alternatively use the shortcut key (Ctrl + C)
Selecting the Shape Object
You can hold down either the Ctrl or the Shift key.
Highlight the chart in Excel (with white handles)
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Select (Edit > Copy) or alternatively use the shortcut key (Ctrl + C)
Pasting into PowerPoint
Select the slide you want to insert the chart on and select (Edit > Paste) or alternatively press (Ctrl + "V").
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Your chart has actually been embedded in the slide.
You can double click the chart to make changes.
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The chart is not linked to the original file.
Important
Resizing the chart once in PowerPoint will distort all the text.
If your chart is too large for the page, then it will be automatically resized to fit on the slide.
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