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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LMS365

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AELEARNINGFORCE in Edgewater brings learning management to Office 365 and SharePoint. LMS365 blends with the Microsoft infrastructure and is designed to eliminate expensive integration, time-consuming development, and unwanted complexity. Learners access learning plans, courses, personal progress reports, and certificates from within the SharePoint business process.N/A

    Microsoft Powerpoint

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft PowerPoint is a presentation software designed to allow users to create slide-based presentations including video and images, as well as slide transitions and animations.

    $139.99

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    LMS365Microsoft Powerpoint
    Editions & Modules
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    One Time Purchase
    $139.99
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LMS365Microsoft Powerpoint
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    LMS365Microsoft Powerpoint
    Considered Both Products
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    61 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    97%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    98%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    LMS365Microsoft Powerpoint
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of LMS365 and Microsoft Powerpoint
    Feature
    LMS365
    8.6
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Microsoft Powerpoint
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    Ratings
    Course authoring7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management9.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics5.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gamification9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    LMS365Microsoft Powerpoint
    Small Businesses
    Tovuti LMS
    Score6.7 out of 10
    Adobe Presenter
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    iSpring LMS
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Microsoft Powerpoint Online
    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Bridge LMS, Skills & Performance Management
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Adobe Presenter
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LMS365Microsoft Powerpoint
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    9.4
    (63 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LMS365Microsoft Powerpoint
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Zensai
    If a customer does not have SharePoint the entry in that kind of solution is a bit harder as the use of SharePoint can be so broad. It does not mean it is not the right solution as a company can use SharePoint LMS to start with and then expand to other functions and features. I strongly recommend to use SharePoint Standard or Enterprise and forgo the "free" SharePoint version as a) SharePoint's core functions and features are greatly enhanced in these two premium versions and b) more and more SharePoint LMS functions make use of these core Standard and Enterprise features in the future, like taxonomy, user profiles, etc. In general with all project it is as well recommended to have the full buy in by upper management and that the project initiative is fully supported. Adding such a solution (SharePoint LMS or any other LMS solution) will require the team not only to have a good plan on how the requirements can be achieved from a technical point of view, but how a training program can be rolled out to an organization of 5, 500, 5.000 or 50.000. The technical deployment of SharePoint LMS is measurable (I would say between 1-4 weeks based on the complexity, scale of the environment). 1-2 weeks of training (depending on the base knowledge of SharePoint in the company and the need to add knowledge of SharePoint LMS). That's it. Technically you are ready. If needed, any custom work, integration and development work comes on top. Where customer struggle is the availability and dedication of their own teams. Course content needs to be created, how should a course look like, what are the parameters, what are top ten things needed moving a course which was taught in a class room, but now to be delivered online. Buying the licenses is one thing, getting the solution up and running form a technical point of view is another, making it YOURS is the challenge!
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    Microsoft
    The learning curve with Microsoft Powerpoint is not too steep, and most everyone can create really nice-looking presentations. The thing I like most about the new advancements in Microsoft Powerpoint comes to formatting. If you are creating a newsletter, don't get bogged down by all of the annoying formatting rules and issues you would have if creating in Publisher or Word. Microsoft Powerpoint makes it very simple. You can add text boxes and move them anywhere on the page. The templates are a nice touch, but they could use more, as most of these are outdated. I believe there are many free websites for downloading more templates.
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    Pros
    Zensai
    • Creating an easy to navigate Course Catalog
    • Enabling the training team to assign training easily and send out email reminders.
    • Create sample training in the Sandbox to test thoughts and ideas.
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    Microsoft
    • Insert Photos from my computer and from the web with ease.
    • Auto arrangement of graphics and texts is made available through suggested formatting.
    • Spell check as I type is very valuable to me. It autocorrects many words. I like for my presentation to be accurate.
    • The ability to change any font or any size of font is very valuable to me.
    • The ability to cut and past from Microsoft Word is valuable to me. It also allows me to import tables I have already created in Word.
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    Cons
    Zensai
    • Clarify the process for enrollment into courses
    • When the user clicks into a different portion of the file library and then needs to return to a previous class the software forces you to go all the way back to the beginning of the coursework, this isn’t that painful just annoying.
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    Microsoft
    • 3D objects that can be manipulated in slideshows by presenters
    • AI tool to cleanup presentations
    • AI tool to create graphics
    • AI tool to create photo-realistic images
    • AI tool to create vector art
    • AI tool to create videos
    • Blender 3D object importer
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Zensai
    It is very simple for me: As I said, I am (we are) selling and consulting around SharePoint LMS. SharePoint LMS is a killer application which needs to be in every company which has a vision and mission to deliver and create knowledge. So you can say Thomas (me) is biased, but I only encourage you to check out the solution to hear what we have to say and stack our solution against the other solutions out there.
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    Microsoft
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    Usability
    Zensai
    Ultimately, in my opinion LMS365 is a bit clunky to use. It has most of the features you need, but most need to be configured by your technology department, e.g., SSO, user groups in Entra ID, notifications through Slack, teams, etc. If you're looking for an all-in-one solution, look elsewhere, as lms365 has several catches to its proposition.
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    Microsoft
    It’s great overall! I can think of a few improvements that would make it a 10, for example: better Smart Art graphs, automatic distribution of columns and rows in tables, and being able to more easily save templates for graphs. For example, if I could determine that a same brand name in all graphs would have a specific color, it would be great
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    Reliability and Availability
    Zensai
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    I've never had any issues with its availability. As it is installed on my machine, it's ready when I need it, online or offline. Creating large slide decks with complex elements like video and audio doesn't affect its stability. The only limitation would be the capability of your own computer, as far as I can tell.
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    Performance
    Zensai
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    The performance is very strong. It loads reasonably quickly. Large presentations load relatively quickly too, given their complexity, and once loaded each slide is readily available. It's easy to scroll up and down through your slide deck and go to the slide you want. Videos, pictures and music all load on demand, controllable by clicks.
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    Support Rating
    Zensai
    The few times we actually needed support generally were during major upgrades of the system and getting a quick handle on how the configuration changed were the primary reasons.
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    Microsoft
    I have never had to use the actual support. Most of my questions are "how to" questions and there is a rich internet full of users sharing their tips and tricks with this application. Sometimes I find the answers on Microsoft support site but often I don't
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    Alternatives Considered
    Zensai
    I will pick EdApp or Totara if you're after an all-in-one LMS solution that is feature-rich. For a university educational setting, Moodle continues to make sense. Safety Culture now owns EdApp, so over time, these platforms will likely be merged. LMS needs a huge overhaul to catch up.
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    Microsoft
    Adobe Illustrator is an excellent software but it's not easy to use for [everyone without] having any training or previous experience in working with illustrator. Microsoft Powerpoint is very easy to use and it's fantastic as it saves time more than illustrator. Another thing is it takes small space while illustrator takes a significant amount of space in the business machine
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    Scalability
    Zensai
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Scaling up use of Microsoft Powerpoint would be a simple case of buying further licences. The software is intuitive and therefore training demands from scaling it to more departments or more individuals would be relatively straightforward. Google Slides may be easier to share among those organisations that use Google's suite of apps, however.
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    Return on Investment
    Zensai
    • It will reduce the time
    • We can speed up the work
    • There are more advantages in any part of the organisation
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    Microsoft
    • Helped reduce time we spend modifying and sharing back and forth different versions.
    • Saved us the frustration of having to work with an online program with limited functionalities.
    • Macros make it easy to share data in one excel file and automatically update presentation.
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