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Sub XlChartPasteSpecial()
Dim xlApp As Object
Dim xlWrkBook As Object
Dim lCurrSlide As Long
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
' Open the Excel workbook
Set xlWrkBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("C:\BOOK1.XLS")
' Copy picture of the 1st chart object onto the clipboard
xlWrkBook.Worksheets(1).ChartObjects(1).CopyPicture
' Get the slide number
lCurrSlide = ActiveWindow.Selection.SlideRange.SlideNumber
' Paste the picture onto the PowerPoint slide.
ActivePresentation.Slides(lCurrSlide).Shapes.Paste
' Close the open workbook without saving changes
xlWrkBook.Close (False)
xlApp.Quit
Set xlApp = Nothing
Set xlWrkBook = Nothing
End Sub