Open an embedded Excel file during a slide show in PowerPoint?

Posted on October 27, 2013 by MF

Well, this is not an Excel Tips at all… but it’s really nice to know.

Have you tried to open an embedded Excel file in a slideshow of PowerPoint, but failed…?  You may probably go back to Normal View and then double click the icon of embedded file to open it.  After reading it, you close the Excel return to PowerPoint and start the slideshow again.

Yes. I did that too.  Of course not until I realize the “Action” icon in PowerPoint.

Follow the simple steps:

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  1. Select the icon of the embedded file
  2. Go to Insert Tab in the Ribbon
  3. Select Action (next to Hyperlink)
  4. You can see two tabs: Mouse Click & Mouse Over which is self-explanatory
  5. Select Object action: Open
  6. Feel free to check “Play sound” and/or Highlight click if you want
  7. OK
  8. Go to slideshow.  You can move your mouse to the icon and click to open it now.

Isn’t it easy?

Note: If you are still running PowerPoint 2003, you can do so by right clicking on the icon, then select something like “Action setting”…

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Too many things are awaiting us to explore.

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An Excel nerd who just transition into a role related to data analytics at current company......😊 Recently in love with Power Query and Power BI.😍 Keep learning new Excel and Power BI stuffs and be amazed by all the new discoveries.
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13 Responses to Open an embedded Excel file during a slide show in PowerPoint?

  1. Srinivasan Harichandran says:
    July 15, 2021 at ^.^

    This is what i needed..

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  2. thechalkfaceblog says:
    March 4, 2019 at ^.^

    Thanks – that’s really helpful. I wonder if there’s a way to have it editable in its frame instead of opening in a separate window?

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  3. Silvia says:
    February 15, 2018 at ^.^

    OMG Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed!

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  4. Shahrior says:
    July 6, 2017 at ^.^

    Thanks a lot !!! 🙂

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  5. Jay says:
    May 24, 2016 at ^.^

    Thanks a lot! Solved my problem! Although I would think that Microsoft would have automatically selected the open document action for an embedded document which is an icon!

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  6. mehak bhalla says:
    February 3, 2016 at ^.^

    from where did you get this golden clipart holding the magnifying glass?

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  7. yasir says:
    December 7, 2015 at ^.^

    Thanks brother, you solved my big problem.

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