Can't link Excel ranges to Powerpoint

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Russ

I have a set of charts linked to Excel. Some are specific charts from Excel
and they link with no problems. I have some charts that point to a specific
Excel range. These are not linking. Powerpoint is not seeing the file. I
have the Excel file open to help expedite the linking process. Does anyone
have a suggestion?

Thanks.
 
R

Russ

Thanks and sorry. Office 2007. Area in Excel was highlighted and a Paste
Link was done in Powerpoint. I open the Excel file, open the Powerpoint file
and enable the links. Where Powerpoint is linking to Excel charts, they work
just fine. It's only for those links where a range is specified. Does that
help?

The links work fine for others in the office, I'm the only one where it's
not working. I also have a new computer, so I suspect the install might be
corrupted.

I'll check the link you provided. Thanks again.
 
R

Russ

I'm curious. Why do you think that hotfix might resolve the problem?

Here's why I'm curious. I tried to open the Powerpoint file and clicked
cancel when prompted for updating the links. However, it seemed like
Powerpoint was still trying to link to the Excel file. I don't know why. I
held the ESC key down to stop the perceived linking, and I got the following
error message. "Excel experienced a serious problem with the 'c:\program
files\microsoft office\office12\library\html.xlam' add-in. If hou have seen
this message multiple times, you should disable this add-in and check to see
if an update is available. Do you want to disable this add-in?" I tried
doing the linking after disabling the add-in and got the same error. The
reference to "html.xlam" makes me curious to our suggested hotfix.
 
R

Russ

Thanks for replying. The only other error message is the file cannot be
located and thus the links can't be updated. Something along those lines. I
appreciate your insight and advise. Thanks again.
 

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