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Data connections

Linking to external data source like databases, Excel and text files form the basis of a dynamic DataPoint presentation. These connections are defined at presentation level. Afterwards you can connect almost every shape to this connection in order to display the latest information in your slide show.
 

Please select a section:

Linking databases
Linking Excel worksheets
Linking text files
 
Linking text files
 
Introduction

A text file connection is a reference to a normal tab-delimited text file containing the pre-processed data that will be shown in a presentation. This type of connection is extremely fast when it is used on a small file. Another advantage to mention is that no client software of a DBMS system needs to be installed nor configured at the numerous clients.

 

Setting up a connection

Set up a new connection to a text file in order to link it to shapes on your slides. Click DataPoint > Slide show properties and select the Text files tab. Now click Add to add a new connection.

 
Name

Enter a unique name of your connection e.g. Sales data.

 
File

Click the Browse button to select your tab-delimited text file. The content of this selected file will be available for linking in your presentation.

 
First row contains field names

If the text file contains column names at the first line of the file, check The first row contains field names checkbox. Otherwise default column names will be used.

 
 

 

 

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