Item: Microsoft Powerpoint Online
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Powerpoint Online

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Microsoft Powerpoint Online to create presentation slide decks for sharing information and doing trainings for my team of technicians. It is especially useful when it comes to collaborating with peers on updating the information in the presentation since we can all access the same document and edit it together. This saves us from having to do version control on something as basic as a presentation document.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Give an option to create easy and presentable slideshows when needed
track collaborative editing with relatively few sync issues
editing tools work reasonably well and are easy to use

Cons

laggier than the desktop application
requires internet access in order to use

Return on Investment

able to better present information in an easily graspable format
helps me to understand what i am presenting, allowing for better presentations

Usability

It is mostly acceptable when it comes to the feature set, but the always-online requirement is sometimes a limiting factor, as well as just the inherent lagginess of the UI, being that it is a web application.

Alternatives Considered

Canva

Canva is the big obvious one. I prefer Microsoft Powerpoint Online because theres just too much random user interface bloat and popups all over that make no sense. AI slop and undecipherable interface elements make it difficult for me to justify spending the time learning how to do basic functionality that I already know how to do in Microsoft Powerpoint Online. I don't have unlimited time to spend learning new interfaces, so theres definitely value in just maintaining legacy interface designs.

Key Insights

Do you think Microsoft Powerpoint Online delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Microsoft Powerpoint Online's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Powerpoint Online live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Microsoft Powerpoint Online go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft Powerpoint Online again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams

Likelihood to Recommend

Well suited to make quick and easy slide decks replicating the functionality of the Powerpoint desktop application. Especially useful if you have developed workflows and muscle memory over the years of using the app, but want to have a bit more modern functionality of collaborative editing. There are other tools out there that are better at taking advantage of the always-online feature, but if you dont want to take the time and effort to learn them, Microsoft Powerpoint Online is a good enough tool for most slideshow needs.

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Microsoft Powerpoint Online Usability