Microsoft’s Office Remote allows you to control presentations via your Android device

Microsoft has just released it’s Office Remote for Android productivity app on the Google Play Store, enabling users to remotely control presentations via a smartphone or tablet. This functionality extends to PowerPoint, Excel and Word so far.

To make use of the Office Remote function you must have the app installed on your smartphone that is running Android 4.0.3 or higher, the accompanying desktop client must be installed on your PC which must also have Bluetooth capability. Finally, Office Remote is only compatible with Office 2013, if you have the RT version or even an earlier version of Office then you are out of luck. Current features include:
PowerPoint:

• View current slide and laser point using touch on your smart phone
• Next slide preview
• Play and pause embedded audio and video files
• View slide thumbnails and jump to a slide
• View speaker notes on your smartphone
• View presentation timer and slide numbers

Excel:

• Change worksheets by swiping
• Use Slicers, PivotTable and Filters
• Jump to any named object in your workbook
• Move up or down the worksheet
• Change the zoom level

Word:

• Jump to headings
• Jump to comments
• Screen up/down
• Line up/down
• Change the zoom level

Just scan the QR code or click the Play Store link to install it on your smartphone or tablet.