Microsoft’s new app lets you control Powerpoint presentations with your Android device

Apr10

by Sindy Cator on April 10, 2015 at 4:59 am

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Product Launches

Microsoft quietly launched a new Android app that lets you control Powerpoint presentations on your PC over Bluetooth. With the free app, dubbed Office Remote, you can control Powerpoint to advance through slides, play and pause embedded audio and video clips, switch to slide thumbnail view, check out speaker notes discreetly on your device and keep any eye on the presentation timer. Office Remote also works with Excel and Word, making it a neat tool to have if you frequently present spreadsheets and documents in front of an audience. With Excel, you can scroll, zoom and switch between worksheets, use…