[header] How to link excel to powerpoint [title] Open the excel file you wish to link with the powerpoint presentation. [step] Select microsoft excel from the start menu to open it. Once you've launched excel, you can either choose to open an existing excel file or create a new one. 
[substeps] If you choose to create a new document to link to a powerpoint presentation, you need to save it first as an excel file before you can do any kind of linking. [title] Open the powerpoint file you wish to have the excel file linked to.