Question

Right now, when I insert an image into a slide, powerpoint keeps a copy of it and doesn’t change the image when the parent file on disk changes.

How do I link an image to the file on disk so that everytime I change the file, the corresponding image in the slide also changes.

Answer 1

From PPT and Images:

Add a link to an image file:

If you link to an image file rather
than embed the image, any changes made
to the original file will be reflected
in the presentation.

Click in the slide where the linked
object or embedded object will be
placed.

On the Insert menu, click Object.

Click Create from file.

In the File box, type the name of the
file, or click Browse to select from a
list.

To create a linked object, select the
Link check box. (An embedded object is
created if you don’t select the Link
check box.)

To display the linked object or
embedded object as an icon — for
example, if others are going to view
the file online — select the Display
as icon check box.