Office Remote Mac

About Office Remote

Office Remote turns your phone into a smart remote that interacts with Microsoft Office on your PC. The app lets you control Word, Excel, and PowerPoint from across the room, so you can walk around freely during presentations. New PowerPoint Features in v1.1 – View current slide and laser point on it without changing phone orientation – Next slide preview – Play and pause embedded audio and video files With Office Remote, you can start your PowerPoint presentation, advance the slides, see your speaker notes, and control an on-screen laser pointer with a touch of your finger — all from your phone. You can also navigate between Excel worksheets and graphs, and control data slicers from the palm of your hand. And you can scroll through a Word document or quickly jump to specific sections or comments. App requirements: Microsoft Office 2013. This app does not work with Office 2013 RT or earlier versions of Office. Bluetooth on your PC – The desktop add-in for Office Remote must be installed on your PC http://aka. ms/officeremotepc Office Remote has the following features: PowerPoint: Jump to the next, previous, and last slide – View slide thumbnails and jump to a slide – View speaker notes on phone – View presentation timer and slide numbers – Laser pointer using touch on your phone 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.

How to Run Office Remote on Mac

Mac Version May Be Available

Option 1: Use Parallels

Parallels is the fastest, easiest, and most powerful option to run Windows on your Mac. Data can be shared between Mac and Windows and switching between the two is as simple as switching screens. Run it On Mac recommends Parallels as the #1 best way to run Office Remote on your Mac desktop or laptop.

Pros: Very Cost-Effective; Easily transfer files; Easily switch between Windows & Mac.

Cons: May see a slight decrease in performance; Cost varies from $50-80 for a personal license.

Option 2: Use Bootcamp

Boot Camp is a boot utility included with most Apple desktop and laptop products that allows users to install a Windows operating system alongside the native macOS/OS X operating system. Using Bootcamp is a relatively technical process and should probably only be undertaken by someone who understands the process.

Pros: Free; Good option if you need high performance or are using an older machine.

Cons: Switching between operating systems requires a restart; difficult, technical installation process.

Office Remote System Requirements

Windows 10/Mobile Also Available for Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows Phone 8 (ARM)