How to replace text placeholders

To replace text in your PowerPoint slides, simply fill out the table in Excel.

In the Placeholder column

Enter the exact text you want to replace in your PowerPoint slides.\
You can choose any format — for example: TITLE, <<title>>, [[Title]], or {{TITLE}}.

Just make sure the placeholder is distinct (something that won’t appear by accident) and case-sensitive.
So Title, TITLE, and title are treated as different.

This same text must also appear somewhere in your PowerPoint template.

In the Source column

Define where Excel2PPT should pull the replacement value from. You can use:

• A static value like 2025
• A named range like rngPresentationTitle
• A cell reference like Sheet1!C3

Here’s an example:

Where You Can Use Placeholders in PowerPoint #

✅ Supported:

• Textboxes
• Shapes (e.g. rectangles, circles)
• Placeholders (except slide numbers)
• Tables
• Charts
• Chart titles
• Axis titles
• Data labels

Note: Axis values must be changed in the source data, not via placeholder.

❌ Not Supported:

• SmartArt

Once set up, Excel2PPT will go through each slide and replace any matching placeholders with the correct values from your Excel table.