Control PowerPoint via iPhone
If you are holding a PowerPoint presentation, you can control it with your iPhone. This has the advantage that you do not have to stand at your computer, but can move freely in the room during the presentation. The only requirement is that the iPhone and the PC with PowerPoint are in the same WiFi network.
PowerPoint: Edit and present directly from the iPhone
- Install the "Microsoft Powerpoint" app on your iPhone. The mobile PowerPoint is even available free of charge for the iPhone.
- With this you can not only start your presentation on the iPhone, but also make small corrections.
- In this tip, we explain how to connect your iPhone to a projector.
iPhone app "i-Clickr" controls PowerPoint
To establish a connection between your iPhone and the PowerPoint presentation, you need to install the appropriate app on the smartphone and the associated program on the computer. There are many of these apps, we will show you how to control PowerPoint with the iPhone using "i-Clickr PowerPoint Remote Lite".
- Download the free app "i-Clickr PowerPoint Remote Lite".
- You can download the associated PC software from the manufacturer's website. Both Windows and Mac computers can be controlled with the iPhone.
- Install the program on the PC on which you want to control PowerPoint later and start it.
- Open the app on the iPhone. If the iPhone and the computer are connected to the same network, a connection should be established automatically and you can control your presentations via iPhone.
If there are problems with the connection, click the button next to "Standard Wireless" in the desktop app and enter one of the IP addresses shown there on the iPhone under "Manual Connection".