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Excel to PowerPoint/Word Link - Versioning

Updated July 17th, 2026

When you work on recurring reports, monthly updates, quarterly reviews, or annual presentations, relinking every element can be time-consuming. By preserving link information when you copy your files, you can use already linked Excel and PowerPoint files as templates to create a new report. This tutorial walks you through creating versioned files and updating your link sources.

What is covered in this tutorial

This tutorial is available in different languages. To change the default language, click the Translation button in the bottom-left corner of the tutorial window.

This interactive tutorial covers the following topics to understand file versioning:

  • Prerequisites to get the most out of the training.
  • Creating versioning-compatible files.
  • Changing your links’ source file.
  • Accessing link information.
  • Best practices to avoid error messages when using different versions.
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