Why does PowerPoint say Link Unavailable on my Excel chart?

PowerPoint embeds Excel chart data using OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) relationships stored in ppt/slides/_rels/slideN.xml.rels. These relationships contain absolute file paths that break when the linked Excel file is moved, renamed, or shared across systems. Excel Link Surgeon detects all broken oleObject and externalData references and repairs the XML relationships to remove the error.

Which Mac fonts cause problems on Windows PowerPoint?

The most common Mac-only fonts that appear as fallback squares or system fonts on Windows are: Helvetica Neue (becomes Arial), SF Pro Display and SF Pro Text (Apple system fonts not present on Windows), Gill Sans (mapped to a poor substitute), and Futura PT. Font Police scans every slide, master, and layout XML for non-standard typefaces and replaces them with specified Windows-safe equivalents.

How do I remove all animations from a PowerPoint made with Copilot or Gamma?

AI presentation tools like Microsoft Copilot and Gamma often apply Morph transitions and complex entrance animations that slow down the deck and cause compatibility issues. Animation Detox reads every ppt/slides/slide*.xml and ppt/slides/_rels/*.xml file, removes all , , and elements, and produces a clean static version of the deck.

Is the Repair Shop Suite free?

All three tools are free with no account required. Files are processed in your browser using Web Workers. The free tier supports files up to 100 MB.

Repair Shop Suite — Fix Broken PowerPoint: Excel Links, Fonts & Animations

The Problem

✗ Client opens your deck and gets "Link Unavailable — Microsoft Excel Worksheet"
✗ Finance analyst builds on Mac with Futura/Helvetica; client on Windows sees mangled layouts
✗ AI tool (Copilot, Gamma) adds 50 Morph transitions; deck freezes in Zoom screen share

The Fix

✓ Excel Link Surgeon converts broken OLE links to static images — opens on any machine
✓ Font Police replaces Helvetica, Futura, Gotham with Windows-safe equivalents before distribution
✓ Animation Detox strips the entire <p:timing> tree — instant, reliable, cross-platform deck

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Excel Link Surgeon

Repair · Tool 1 of 3

Fixes "Link Unavailable" errors from externally linked Excel charts. Converts OLE objects to static preview images so the deck opens on any machine.

Scans ppt/slides/_rels/*.rels

Converts OLE frames → static images

Removes broken rel entries

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Font Police

Repair · Tool 2 of 3

Detects Mac-only fonts (Helvetica, SF Pro, Futura) and commercial fonts (Gotham, Avenir) — auto-swaps to Windows-safe equivalents to prevent layout breaks.

20+ known-unsafe fonts in lookup

Scans slides, masters & theme

Flags unknown fonts for review

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Animation Detox

Repair · Tool 3 of 3

Strips every animation and transition in one pass. Removes Morph, Spin, Fly-In and all other AI-generated effects. Produces a reliable, static, cross-platform deck.

Removes entire <p:timing> trees

Strips <p:transition> from all slides

Works on AI-generated decks

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