Smartsheet to PowerPoint timeline with baselines and dependencies

From Smartsheet to the slide

1. In Smartsheet, open the sheet (Gantt view is fine) and choose File → Export → Export to Microsoft Excel.
2. In PowerPoint, open PMO Pilot → Create with AI → Upload Excel / CSV and pick the .xlsx (or copy the rows and paste).
3. Check the review screen: parent rows without dates become swimlanes; predecessors by row number become arrows.
4. Press Insert on slide.

Which columns PMO Pilot reads

Column in the Smartsheet export	On the slide
Primary Column / Task Name	the bar's label
Start Date / End Date	the bar; one date becomes a milestone
Assigned To / Contact	the owner (email addresses become names)
Status / Health	the bar's color
% Complete	the filled portion
Predecessors (3, 3FS+2d)	dependency arrows
Baseline Start / Baseline Finish	ghost bars (plan vs actual)
Row ID / Row number	what predecessors refer to

No column mapping step: headers are matched by name, in any order, and the review screen shows exactly what was read before anything touches the slide.

Worth knowing

• Hierarchy is read from parent rows: a parent with no dates groups its children as a swimlane.
• Keep the export to the rows you want on the slide; a 300-row sheet is a report, not a slide.

Questions

Does PMO Pilot read Smartsheet's baseline?

Yes. Baseline Start and Baseline Finish columns become ghost bars behind each task, and a slip shows as the difference with a '+14d' label.

Can I go the other way?

Download CSV in the Edit tab writes the plan to a file Smartsheet can import.

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