A Data Pack allows you to generate a new Excel file containing all the tables and charts from a PowerPoint presentation that were created using the UpSlide Excel Link.
How to generate a Data Pack?
Only tables and charts linked with the UpSlide Excel Link will be included in the Data Pack.
- Make sure all your links are updated with no pending update issues (no source, multiple sources, or outdated sources) using the Excel Link Manager. Note that if your presentation contains an error, such as No Source, the Data Pack will still be generated and a warning message will show “Unable to find source” for that specific source, which you will be able to manually import the data.
- Navigate to the Excel Link Manager dropdown in the UpSlide ribbon and select Data Pack.
- Choose where to save the Data Pack and set its title.
- UpSlide will automatically open all the source Excel files in the background to retrieve the relevant tables and charts.
The Data Pack is generated and contains:
Table of Contents tab listing each slide title and number, with hyperlinks to the corresponding sheets for easy navigation.
One sheet per table or chart in the report, while preserving the original formatting.
Data Pack characteristics
- It is not linked to any other Excel workbooks.
- All source formatting is preserved (cell styles, fonts, number formats, borders, etc.).
- For charts, underlying data is included in the data pack.