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Sync Work Across Excel and PowerPoint Add-ins
Sync data and context between Excel and PowerPoint seamlessly.
Install the Claude add-ins for Excel and PowerPoint to allow the AI to use data from your spreadsheets to build and inform your slide decks.
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The Scenario
You are building a monthly performance deck in PowerPoint that relies heavily on complex data stored in a separate Excel workbook.
Before & after
The old way
You had to manually cross-reference data points from a spreadsheet while drafting a presentation, taking 45–60 minutes to ensure accuracy.
With AI
Use the Claude for Excel/PowerPoint add-ins to maintain context between files, finishing the cross-app work in 5–10 minutes.
The Prompt
Using the data context from my open Excel sheet, draft a 5-slide PowerPoint presentation that summarizes the [KEY_TRENDS] for [AUDIENCE].
The updated add-ins share context, meaning Claude understands the data in your Excel sheet while you are building slides in PowerPoint.
Source
Release notes | Claude Help Center"They can now share the full context of your conversation, so every action Claude takes in one application is informed by [the other]."