bsimm,
Hi, I am no powerpoint expert, but I either just cut and paste from excel into powerpoint, this works well for bits of a spreadsheet, but can look untidy due to the gridlines, but you may be able to get rid of these through paste special.
Or goto the insert menu in powerpoint, choose object and browse for the speadsheet you want to insert.
I am aware of a import function but have no idea how it works, I am sure someone else on the forum can tell you.
Paul