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Microsoft Powerpoint Online

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What is Microsoft Powerpoint Online?

PowerPoint for the web, or Powerpoint Online (formerly PowerPoint Web App) is similar to the installed version, however it allows users to create presentations directly from a browser, with no need for an installation.

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Lucas Fernandes Ferreira
Onboard User Experience Strategy
Stellantis (Automotive, 10,001+ employees)
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What is Microsoft Powerpoint Online?

PowerPoint for the web, or Powerpoint Online (formerly PowerPoint Web App) is similar to the installed version, however it allows users to create presentations directly from a browser, with no need for an installation.

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  • Free Trial
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  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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What is Microsoft Powerpoint Online?

Microsoft Powerpoint Online Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
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June 03, 2021

Review of PowerPoint Online

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I use Microsoft PowerPoint on a daily basis as it is a powerful tool for presentations, visual drawings and has many other uses. It is very easy to use with some very intelligent features if you can spare sometime to learn using the product more effectively. MS PowerPoint is used by all Departments in our company as this tool comes standard with the MS Office / 365 package and the company has already designed a standard company template in MS PowerPoint for all to use. MS PowerPoint assists in presentations as it can be make presenting more understandable to the audience as well as interesting and fun at the same time. It can also be used to make quick drawings for documents due to its flexibility and ease of use.
Pros and Cons
  • Runs on a web browser
  • Easy to use
  • Has many good features such as animations and transitions
  • Is platform independent due to running on a web browser
  • Has an offline save feature in event you loose your internet connection, your can still continue working and changes will be saved once back online
  • Saves presentations in the cloud thus accessible on any device, anywhere and anytime as long as you have an internet connection
  • Limited printing features compared to desktop version
  • Desktop version is abit more smoother than the online version
  • Presenter view not available on online version
Likelihood to Recommend
It is very well suited for both business and personal use. It is very useful in presentations and for making teaching simpler, fun and interesting.
Most Important Features
  • Animations
  • Transitions
  • Auto Aligning features
  • Speak notes capability
  • Grid lines and rulers
Return on Investment
  • Reduced costs since users can work on any device with a web browser
  • Simplicity due to its very similar to the desktop version
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Power is still the easiest product due to it have matured over the years and integrates well with the rest of the other MS Office products. Also since the product is very popular sharing or working together on a slide deck is simplified.
Other Software Used
June 01, 2021

Online Presentation Software

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Corporate
Education Management Company, 11-50 employees
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are an Ed-Tech Start-up. We provide courses on various topics like App development, website development (Frontend and Backend), Cloud, graphic designing, UI/UX and many more. Due to the pandemic everything has changed. The transition from offline classes to online classes has seen an increase in usage of video conference softwares, presentation tools both for the employees [internal team meetings] and for the students [Instructors need to make some presentation for the students]. Though many people still use Microsoft Powerpoint Desktop version, Microsoft did a great work by introducing the web version. It has its own set of pros and cons and off course you can't completely rule out or outstrip the Desktop version. The best part don't have to click on save button each and everyone time you make a change. Everything is saved automatically [it has cloud storage], but only when you have good network connection.
Pros and Cons
  • Free to use [up to 5 GB cloud storage per person]
  • No need to click the save button again and again when you make changes. Everything gets saved automatically to cloud [provided you have good network connection]
  • Web browser based application
  • A lot of features from the desktop version are still missing [such as more colours, gradients, eyedropper, effects, and styles]
  • It currently does not support editing on password protected presentations
  • Printing of slides is limited in PowerPoint online when compared to desktop version. It allows to print only one slide per page
  • Cannot be used to make advanced presentations due to lack of features [no presenter view, grid and snapping tool and many more]
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
Most Important Features
  • The online version helps store files in cloud storage
  • You can change your file from PowerPoint web to desktop if in case you want to edit a file which cannot be edited in web version
  • Slide show feature just like the desktop version
  • For alignment of objects you can use smart guides.
Return on Investment
  • Although it lacks some of the best features of desktop version, the web version has helped us save time [help us share file online anytime, store files in cloud storage]
  • It has a free version [initial trial purpose], like you don't have to pay anything for up to 5 GB cloud storage per person, but for premium need to pay $6.7/month [approx.] with 1 TB storage
  • Features like create, reorder, edit slides, add animations, convert to desktop version, copy and paste text, font, paragraph formatting, background replace, spell checks are available for web version too.
  • Some features like replace [from the Find and Replace option], limited built-in themes, limited transitions, customizing slides are not there which is a disappointment
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Powerpoint Online may not have all features of the desktop version, but still it has some necessary tools and features which is why we use it. We also use the desktop version, and Google slides [another presentation tool which helps us store files to drive]. PowerPoint online actually stores files to cloud [OneDrive account]. For people who don't want their desktop space to be consumed with a lot files it is a great alternative. Also, the collaboration part where you can send presentation directly to a person's email, or with the help of link is helpful.
Other Software Used
Products Replaced
Yes
Microsoft Powerpoint Online hasn't replaced the desktop version of Microsoft Powerpoint, but it has complemented it. In fact some instructors still use the desktop version while the team during its meet uses the online version due to its collaboration feature. PowerPoint online lacks some quality features of the desktop version. If possible Microsoft should try to add some of those features to the web software [if not all].
Key Differentiators
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Prior Experience with the Product
PowerPoint online is priced at [1 TB for $6.7/month approx.] in India. Also, after using its free version we felt we needed to upgrade to premium due to the storage feature. While it lacks key features of desktop version, it still is useful and helpful for people who love to work on web. We started with the desktop version, then some felt the need of working online and that is how they shifted to web version. Overall, the usage of web version or desktop version is completely based on one's own preference.
Evaluation Lessons Learned
The choice of web or Desktop version and some other softwares like Canva, Google slides can be decided only on based on needs and features. While PowerPoint Online may lack some features and cannot be used for advanced presentations, it is still good for use. If upgrades take place in future Microsoft can add some of them. I was not completely involved in selection and evaluation process but I feel the team behind this has kept certain features and our use case in mind before coming to a conclusion.
May 28, 2021

All Online (With Less Features)

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
PowerPoint Online was used as a way to work on presentations with other users and present the slide deck to clients or internal stakeholders without having to have a saved version locally. The biggest issue we ran into is that many users were on linux which does not have a native application version of office. The online version was the only way we could work with these users.
Pros and Cons
  • Platform-independent. Can be used on PC, Mac, or even on mobile computing
  • Cloud application, meaning that no local storage is required to build a presentation
  • Intuitive interface, similar to the MS Office suite
  • Several of the functions that people are used to in Windows or Mac are not available
  • Feels a bit clunky - slower to insert pictures
  • Formatting was more difficult than the OS apps.
Likelihood to Recommend
Overall PowerPoint Online is the best solution for heterogeneous environments where you have people working from different OS and machines. You don't have to worry about it working with your OS or spend time on supporting the app in too much depth, you just need a O365 account and a browser. This makes it convenient to collaborate on presentations. The downside is that the application is not as powerful as the native apps however you could edit some of it natively and upload to the online version.
Most Important Features
  • Distributed collaboration - no need to send or share files
  • Platform independent - Office365 is all that's required
  • Similar to MS Office PowerPoint - no need to train users who have office experience
Return on Investment
  • Reduced costs - no need to pay for higher Office licenses for all users
  • Increased efficiency - Collaboration without worrying about platform
  • Centralized location - everyone does work through browser
Other Software Used
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