How to Convert a Powerpoint From Microsoft Powerpoint to Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft Excel are typically used for different purposes. Stand-up presentations and graphical display of information is best suited for Powerpoint. Raw numbers, charts and calculations, on the other hand, are frequently best presented in Excel spreadsheets. However, with expanding crossover functionality, Powerpoint is increasingly embedding Excel-type functionality and vice versa. If you have information in a Microsoft Powerpoint file that you need to have in Excel so you can manage numbers and calculations, you can convert all or part of the Powerpoint information into Excel. There is not a whole-scale conversion process, such as opening a Powerpoint file as an Excel file. You can, however, convert individual pieces of the presentation from Powerpoint to Excel.
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Instructions
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In Powerpoint, open the Powerpoint file you want to convert.
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In Excel, open a new Excel file or an existing Excel file you want to convert the Powerpoint into.
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In the Powerpoint file, select the object you want to convert. Most likely this will be a table, chart, or text box. They key is to remember that whatever you select will be copied into Excel. For example, if you select an entire slide from the Slide Sorter view, that entire slide will be converted into a graphical object in Excel. On the other hand, if you select a table in the Powerpoint file, it will be converted to individual cells when you paste it into Excel. Once the item is selected, copy it by right-clicking and selecting "Copy" or pressing "CTRL + C" on your keyboard.
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In the Excel file, use the Paste command or the Paste Special command to paste the copied objects. You may need to adjust an object's position, size or font after you paste it.
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Tips & Warnings
There are features in Microsoft Office applications that are directly compatible, preventing you from needing to do any kind of conversion. For example, a Powerpoint presentation could have an embedded Excel worksheet. In this situation, when you click in an embedded table/worksheet, an Excel-like window opens. From there, you can select the data from a real Excel file, and then paste it into your destination Excel file.
Depending on the object copied into Excel, it may not be editable.
