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Here is a PowerPoint pro-tip
Posted on 12/16/16 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 12/16/16 at 7:09 pm
Have you ever received a slide deck from someone containing, for example, a screenshot of an Excel table instead of the person pasting it as a table in PowerPoint, and you find an error in one of the cells and can't edit the image? I just learned from a colleague today that you can actually right click on the image, click on ungroup and then the edit the text in the slide directly. This will save you from going back to the person who sent the file originally and asking them to make the edit. I thought it was pretty cool.
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Posted on 12/16/16 at 7:41 pm to Street Hawk
That makes zero sense.
Posted on 12/16/16 at 7:45 pm to Street Hawk
What does this have to do with the Money Board?
Posted on 12/16/16 at 8:13 pm to VABuckeye
I thought this board was filled with investment banking types who spend most of their time tweaking pitch books and would appreciate the tip. 
Posted on 12/16/16 at 8:14 pm to VABuckeye
Posted on 12/16/16 at 8:16 pm to lynxcat
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That makes zero sense.
When my friend asked me to right click on the image and click ungroup, that was my reaction too. I said that's an image...what do you mean ungroup? He said just do it. And voila, I was able to edit the numbers in a few cells even though the guy that sent the PowerPoint file to me has pasted the table from Excel as a screen shot. Try it.
Posted on 12/16/16 at 8:35 pm to Street Hawk
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I thought this board was filled with investment banking types who spend most of their time tweaking pitch books
We have interns for that.
Posted on 12/16/16 at 10:43 pm to Street Hawk
I'm not putting something in a PowerPoint with an error in it and in not correcting someone else's for them.
Posted on 12/17/16 at 9:47 am to Street Hawk
And the world would like to introduce you to Microsoft XP features
Posted on 12/17/16 at 12:27 pm to NOLAManBlog
Assuming this is true, this must be dependent on the image type you select when pasting it in PPT.
Posted on 12/17/16 at 2:38 pm to lynxcat
Hmm we use macros to bring in from excel, wonder if it works with those images.
Posted on 12/19/16 at 8:16 am to Street Hawk
This isn't really accurate. It depends on if the image is really a "screenshot" or if it copy/pasted as an image directly from excel to PPT.
If its really a screenshot that someone took with Snipping Tool or similar, then this is impossible. However, if you copy excel cells and paste as an image into PPT, it can be converted to an object and ungrouped for editing. However, the format will likely not be how you'd like it unless it is very simple. If you think someone may need to edit it, you should just paste it with formatting or embed it.
If its really a screenshot that someone took with Snipping Tool or similar, then this is impossible. However, if you copy excel cells and paste as an image into PPT, it can be converted to an object and ungrouped for editing. However, the format will likely not be how you'd like it unless it is very simple. If you think someone may need to edit it, you should just paste it with formatting or embed it.
Posted on 12/19/16 at 9:17 am to kennypowers816
This ^^
Yet I get downvoted like I am a fool
Yet I get downvoted like I am a fool
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