Office Remote relies on a Bluetooth connection between the phone and presenting computer so the pairing process went much more smoothly for us. Easy Bluetooth connection: We’ve experimented with apps that rely on network WiFi connections in the past and have had difficulty getting them to work reliably, especially on corporate networks.Many mobile presentation apps simply replicate what a presentation remote can do in a somewhat less reliable way, but this app brought new features and capabilities that make it an easy recommendation for PowerPoint users.

After using it for a few days with a variety of presentations, we were pretty impressed with the app’s capabilities and responsiveness. We were excited to see Office Remote in action and decided to check it out for ourselves. Want more presentation training resources? Check out our Training page!Įarlier this month in a somewhat “under the radar” move, Microsoft released its Office Remote for Android mobile application that allows users to start PowerPoint presentations, advance slides, see speaker notes and control an on-screen laser pointer with a touch of a finger-all directly through the free Android app.

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