Microsoft PowerPoint is the premier presentation software for office, school and other places where you have to make a presentation of a report using the slide shows. Until now you had to control the power point presentation on your notebook PC either through the usual touchpad, mouse or a very long cable attached to it. But now Microsoft has brought forward Microsoft Office Remote using which you can turn any Android smartphone into a remote control for various Microsoft Office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc. Although it is of little use for controlling Word and Excel applications remotely, it is mainly geared towards controlling PowerPoint presentations. You can switch PowerPoint presentation slides back and forth using Microsoft Office Remote app easily. The app is connected through the Bluetooth connectivity, so it can easily cover a distance of 10-20 meters away from your computer.
In order to use the Microsoft Office Remote, you need an Android smartphone, a Windows PC on which you have installed Microsoft Office 2013 and the Microsoft Office Remote add-on for PC. Here is how you can go about setting up and using Microsoft Office Remote:. First of all you should download and install Microsoft Office Remote on your PC. You can download it from. Now open any PowerPoint presentation file on your Windows PC. In the PowerPoint window, switch to the Office Remote tab, click on Office Remote and select Turn On.
On your Android smartphone, install Microsoft Office Remote app from the Play store. You can get it from. Turn on Bluetooth on your Android device and your PC.
Remote Control for Windows, Mac, Linux & PowerPoint Slides. What makes AIO Remote really unique is its How to Use AIO Remote. Step 1: Download the AIO Remote for Android. Using the Mouse Pad option, you can remotely control a computer connected to your Android device via WiFi.
Start the Microsoft Office Remote app and choose your PC’s Bluetooth connection. It actually takes you through all the steps necessary for connection. Upon the establishment of the connection between your PC and smartphone over Bluetooth, you would be able to see the currently open Office document in the list. Touch the document on the list and you would be able to access the available controls for it. Conclusion: Microsoft Office Remote allows you to remotely control various Office applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) from your Android smartphone via the Bluetooth connection. Since many newer notebooks do not come with Bluetooth built inside, you may have to invest in a cheap Bluetooth USB dongle. It would have been better if there was an option to connect through WiFi in addition to the Bluetooth.
If you have ever given a PowerPoint presentation you know how troublesome it is to manually select each slide via computer keyboard. Even worse, having a disinterested assistant try to keep up with your cues. Although dedicated clickers strive to solve this problem, they can’t offer live preview, viewable notes, and ability to scroll through all your slides on a Super AMOLED Screen. The best part about this awesome presentation clicker is that you already own it! VRallev over at XDA developers has created an application called.
As the name implies, the app is free and features:. Presentation preview. Note support. Easy setup (no PC install required). All screen resolutions supported. Multiple languages The app requires that the computer running PowerPoint and the phone with the app need to be on the same WiFi network, and it should also be noted that the lightweight computer package is a.jar file that requires an adequate JRE (Java runtime Environment). Besides that, the app works wonderfully; try it for yourself!
Free PowerPoint OpenOffice Remote Application Setup and Walkthrough: 1. Download the app for your phone from. Download the PC app from. Start the app for your phone and take note of the IP and port ( should be 53819 by default) 4. Run the app for your PC and input the IP and file location of your presentation if it has notes: 5. Click connect, and you will be prepared to start the presentation using your phone as the remote. After you hit “Start presentation,” the app will load the slides to your phone and you will be able to scroll through your presentation and skip slides, or use the main view to advance in sequence and view each slide’s notes: Although I don’t do nearly as many presentations as when I was in school, this would have been a godsend during those last minute presentations where you didn’t have time to print out preview slides/notes.
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The application has a lot of growth potential—think multiple clickers controlling the same presentation and a landscape view—and I’m sure vRallev wouldn’t mind some encouragement; check out his and throw him a donation or a good review on Android Market! If you have any questions about running the app, take a look at the or drop us a line; we will also be uploading a video demonstration shortly take a look at the video demo below, enjoy!