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madrush
Microsoft Employee
4 years ago
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Embed PowerBI visual in a PowerPoint: Works on PowerPoint Desktop app but not online

I can successfully embed PowerBi visuals into PowerPoint slides by the "export to powerpoint->embed live data " option. 

 

These visuals even refresh automatically on the PowerPoint Desktop App. However, when I try opening the same slides online (on chrome/edge), I get the below error asking me for the report link to be embedded. Are there specific settings needed for the visuals to show up every time we open the file in any browser?

 

 

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4 Comments

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    4 years ago

    Hi madrush 

    You mentioned embed PowerBi visuals into PowerPoint slides by the "export to powerpoint->embed live data" option, where did you do that ? Can you explain with a screenshot ? I currently don't have a way to test the scenario you're talking about . 

     

    Best Regards,
    Community Support Team _ Ailsa Tao

  • madrush's avatar
    madrush
    Microsoft Employee
    4 years ago

    Hey, 

     

    Go to any report you want to export. Click on "Export" from the task bar ->"Powerpoint" ->"Embed live data"

     

    Confirm that you want to open in powerpoint

    Voila, it opens the ppt in the desktop version with the report page! 

    But when I try to open the same ppt in a browser (chrome/edge), it shows the error pasted above

     

    Hope this helps!

     

  • lolbeat's avatar
    lolbeat
    Frequent Visitor
    4 years ago

    I have the same issue...everything works in Powerpoint desktop including presentation mode.

    Also, everything seems to work ok in Powerpoint online edit mode, including all filters / slicing etc. but when I switch to presentation mode I get the rotating 'loading...' icon or just a blank screen.

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