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Microsoft PowerPoint for iOS review: Presenter View feature makes the subscription version worth it

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<p>When I reviewed PowerPoint for iPad version 1.0 (http://www.macworld.com/article/2139401/powerpoint-for-ipad-review-close-but-not-quite-there.html) back in April 2014, I found a lot to like but dinged the app for a few notable omissions; I also noted its dependence on a paid Office 365 subscription. Now at version 1.3, PowerPoint for iOS (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-powerpoint/id586449534?mt=8) works on iPhones as well, and has adopted a new freemium model (like the other Office apps—Word and Excel) in which most of its features are available even to those who don't pay for Office 365. </p><p>It almost looks as though Microsoft turned my list of cons from version 1.0 into its to-do list—every major complaint has been addressed. Audio and video now play correctly, and you can add video (though not stand-alone audio) from your iOS device. You can now add and edit animations, and you can crop images. There's a Presenter View, so you can see your notes and thumbnails of your slides while giving a presentation. And—shocker—you can even opt for Dropbox file storage as an alternative to Microsoft's own OneDrive.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2856185/microsoft-powerpoint-for-ios-review-presenter-view-feature-makes-the-subscription-version-worth-it.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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