Link PPT and Excel

[Statue]

Hi,
I would like to know a way how to link a PowerPoint and excel file.
Here is what I want it to do.
1. The Team names entered in the excel sheet to link to the team name in the PowerPoint file. (Example: If I change the Team A name it should change all Team A names to what ever I rename with and add that teams logo near the name in PPT slide 2)
2. I want it to do it while the ppt is live on the second screen.


I you have any questions please ask.
I know its a big ask but I hope I will get a helpful answer soon. If this cannot be done I like your recommendations on alternative ways how it could be achieved. (I have attached the PPT, Excel and team Logos) Draw.zip
Best Regards.
Shafix

[jdelano]

From what I understand you can't a textbox to a cell in Excel. This is one way to get PPT to grab the information for you.
I have a button in the slide to grab the information from the Excel file.

Private Sub btnUpdate_Click()
    
    ' open Excel file as read-only, retrieve the current team names
    ' close the Excel file
    
    Dim xlApp As Excel.Application
    Dim xlWB As Workbook
    Dim xlWS As Worksheet
    Dim firstTeamName As String
    Dim secondTeamName As String
    
    Set xlApp = New Excel.Application
    Set xlWB = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("C:\Users\jd310\Documents\PPT Label Info.xlsx", True)
    Set xlWS = xlWB.Worksheets("Sheet1")
    
    firstTeamName = xlWS.Range("A1").Value
    secondTeamName = xlWS.Range("A2").Value
    
    xlWB.Close
    xlApp.Quit
    
    ' update the textboxes
    Dim firstTeamNameTB As Shape
    Dim secondTeamNameTB As Shape
    
    Set firstTeamNameTB = ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(1)
    Set secondTeamNameTB = ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(2)
    
    firstTeamNameTB.TextFrame.TextRange.Text = firstTeamName
    secondTeamNameTB.TextFrame.TextRange.Text = secondTeamName
        
End Sub

This is a super simple example of course. It is just a PPT with two textboxes and a button.

[AustinFrits]

From what I understand you can't a textbox to a cell in Excel. This is one way to get PPT to grab the information for you.
I have a button in the slide to grab the information from the Excel file.

geometry dash 23

Private Sub btnUpdate_Click()
    
    ' open Excel file as read-only, retrieve the current team names
    ' close the Excel file
    
    Dim xlApp As Excel.Application
    Dim xlWB As Workbook
    Dim xlWS As Worksheet
    Dim firstTeamName As String
    Dim secondTeamName As String
    
    Set xlApp = New Excel.Application
    Set xlWB = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("C:\Users\jd310\Documents\PPT Label Info.xlsx", True)
    Set xlWS = xlWB.Worksheets("Sheet1")
    
    firstTeamName = xlWS.Range("A1").Value
    secondTeamName = xlWS.Range("A2").Value
    
    xlWB.Close
    xlApp.Quit
    
    ' update the textboxes
    Dim firstTeamNameTB As Shape
    Dim secondTeamNameTB As Shape
    
    Set firstTeamNameTB = ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(1)
    Set secondTeamNameTB = ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(2)
    
    firstTeamNameTB.TextFrame.TextRange.Text = firstTeamName
    secondTeamNameTB.TextFrame.TextRange.Text = secondTeamName
        
End Sub

This is a super simple example of course. It is just a PPT with two textboxes and a button.

I also had the same problem. Illustrating this problem makes it easier for me to understand. Thx.

[jdelano]

You're welcome, happy to have assisted in some way.

EDIT: The post should read: you can link a PPT textbox to a cell in Excel. I'm glad you figured that out somehow.