Option 2 for Table Integration

What if Cameron has an existing sales campaign Excel table he can use? With this scenario, he copies it directly into his PowerPoint presentation so there's no need to make his own table. Here is how Cameron inserts an existing Excel file table:


  1. Open Excel application. Cameron has the RR Sales Campaign Excel file open on his computer.
  2. Select the table. Cameron selects the entire table and clicks with the right mouse button.
  3. Copy the Excel table. Next, Cameron opens the selects the Copy function. Cameron can also use the Ctrl+C keys to copy the table.

  1. Select PowerPoint. Cameron clicks on the PowerPoint window to bring it forward (he could also toggle Alt+Tab if the window is behind the Excel window).
  2. Select table area. Cameron clicks with the right mouse button in the Table box.
  3. Paste Excel table. Cameron selects the Paste function in the menu and the table is placed in the slide (He can also use the Ctrl+V keys to paste in the table).

He can now resize, move, center, bold, add the text note, and change the font of the table like in the Option 1 example to optimally display the table on the slide. The table slide is now set, and Cameron is ready for an additional slide with a chart indicating the campaign funding divisions between stores.