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Quick answer. Confirm the source chart changed in Google Sheets. In Slides select the linked chart and choose Update, or open Tools > Linked objects and update that chart. If Update is absent, it may already be current or may be unlinked; check both states.
Use the fictional practice file and independent answer check. Work in a copy or a permitted demo account.
Before you start. Linking a chart can expose its chart contents to people who can view the Slides presentation even without access to the source Sheet. Work with fictional data and do not share the practice deck. Changes to the source may overwrite local edits to the linked object when refreshed.
1. Create a controlled source chart
Make a private practice Sheet from the CSV: Week 1 is twelve, Week 2 is eighteen, and Week 3 is twenty-four. Insert a simple chart from those rows. Keep a copy of the starting table; it makes the later change visible and prevents an unrelated chart format issue from confusing the test.
Checkpoint: Source values begin at 12, 18, and 24.
2. Insert it into a Slides copy as linked
In a private Slides presentation, choose Insert, Chart, From Sheets, select the practice spreadsheet, select its chart, and keep Link to spreadsheet checked before Import. Google documents this linking choice. A screenshot or an unlinked paste may look identical but will not show the linked Update path.
Checkpoint: Practice target: linked to the intended Sheet.
3. Change only the source value
Return to the practice Sheet and change only Week 3 from twenty-four to thirty. Confirm the chart in Sheets now displays the new value. Leave Weeks 1 and 2 at twelve and eighteen. If the source chart is still stale, troubleshoot the selected data range there before touching the slide.
Checkpoint: Practice target: source chart 12, 18, 30.
4. Refresh the slide's chart
Back in Slides, select the chart and choose Update at its upper right. For several linked objects, Google's help also documents Tools then Linked objects and Update all. Use the single-chart button in this exercise so the change stays easy to trace. Do not claim that merely editing the Sheet instantly changed the slide.
Checkpoint: Practice target: Slides Week 3 changes from 24 to 30.
5. Diagnose an absent Update control
If no Update control appears, first confirm the source chart actually has a newer value; Google notes the control may be absent when the linked object is already updated. Also inspect whether the slide object is linked to the expected spreadsheet. A pasted image or a chart imported with Link to spreadsheet unchecked cannot be refreshed through this control. Reinsert the correct linked chart into the disposable deck only if it is unlinked.
Checkpoint: No Update can mean already current or unlinked.
Verify the result
Expected after a permitted fictional test: change Week 3 in the source Sheet from 24 to 30 while Weeks 1 and 2 stay 12 and 18; after using Update in Slides, the linked chart should show 12, 18, and 30. A pasted image or unlinked chart does not gain this update control.
If it still does not work
Linking a chart can expose its chart contents to people who can view the Slides presentation even without access to the source Sheet. Work with fictional data and do not share the practice deck. Changes to the source may overwrite local edits to the linked object when refreshed.
Official sources
- Link a chart, table, or slide to Google Docs or Slides (checked 20 October 2026).
Any video panel without a marked actual-app capture is an illustrative diagram of the fictional exercise.
Practice downloads.
The exercise files contain invented information. Save a local copy before editing.