Likelihood to Recommend Mentimeter is very useful for continuous engagements and follow ups during webinars, seminars, team meetings, online classes and surveys. Even during offfline conferences it could be well suited for increasing the interactivity. However, it could be less effective when the audience size is too small like a group meeting or video conferencing with friends and family
Read full review Some specifications of the web version are - It can open files of up to 2 Gb in size. Earlier this was called as PowerPoint web app[which has less features than the current web version]. You can edit files such as PowerPoint Presentation [.pptx], PowerPoint show [.ppsx], .odp files. But it does not support editing for PowerPoint Template [.potx], PowerPoint 1997-2003 template .pot, .pps, .pptm,.potm [only view feature is supported]. Here the online version will convert them to latest version for editing. Also, the save feature of PowerPoint online saves changes automatically, unlike desktop version where you need to go File> Save as initially, and then click Save after every change. Also password protected or digital signature based documents cannot be edited in web version.
Read full review Pros It was very easy to use. It provides an interactive way to engage the audience. The poll can be customized to have all sorts of graphics to cater to a specific, targeted audience. Read full review Since I work in technical support, we use this tool everyday at the end of the shift to make the reports. This is one of the best tool and very simple to use. Since we received so many different severity tickets in my shift and we have to report it to the management and so this tool help a lot and show things clearly. This tool have so many templates and themes available which makes it very suitable as per the requirement. I love this tool and amazing to work on it. So many things to explore. Read full review Cons User Interface (of Quiz, Poll etc.,) should have more designs for free version. Time based quiz and polls would be a plus. [ Engagement Scheduling] Partial marking and time-based marking could be added in a quiz. Extensions to add the engagement in PDF and Word files could also be an addition to its functionality. Read full review Running a presentation from PowerPoint online has been a disappointing experience. Things just don't react as smoothly as they do in the offline version because we're relying on sometimes iffy internet connections. Video does not play well when it's embedded and played through the online version. Downloading a PPT file that was created online creates almost no inconsistencies, but in my experience uploading a PPT to the online version that was created offline sometimes does create issues with fonts and formatting. Read full review Likelihood to Renew I would rather change to other tool if I could. Microsoft Powerpoint Online was top-down forced without a real technical (maybe financial only) reason, and I think the product itself looks like a poor adaptation of the offline version. In my experience, it cannot be properly used in real time collaboration, can't handle large media (images/videos), has low performance even for a single user, it is a nightmare.
Read full review Alternatives Considered The other tool used in our company for live poll is Zoom because of its direct compatibility with Zoom calls. Mentimeter is more interactive in terms of poll questions and its biggest advantage is wordcloud. However, it being an an external tool for a conference app, it is sometimes less preferred.
Read full review Powerpoint's ease of use makes it stand out. You can build custom presentations easily, and even those without extensive skills can do this. It makes it a good tool for a whole organization, rather than each team having its own tool. This means you can have templates for the whole organization to use for better branding and consistency
Read full review Return on Investment People have to be more alert during presentations because it asks people to participate. We actually get good feedback rather then if we did a presentation without Mentimeter. Read full review It has made it easier for the training to be well handled and transitioned to the work-at-home life faster. a lot of people is used to the installed version of PowerPoint, the online version is a familiar look and feels to the times when we were working from the office, which made the transition faster and easier for everyone. Read full review ScreenShots