if you have access to the source file, you can link a table or graph in Excel to your PowerPoint slide. If the data in the worksheet is changed, it is automatically updated.

Linking an Excel spreadsheet to the PowerPoint will insert all the contents of the file as an object into your PowerPoint presentation. Open Microsoft PowerPoint and go to Insert tab ...

Return to Excel and open the file containing the data and chart you want to link to PowerPoint. Highlight the pie chart and you will see black selection handles (see exhibit 1 ).

OpenAI is reportedly developing ChatGPT to support .xlsx and .pptx file formats, expected to enable native editing and creation of Excel and PowerPoint documents.