About Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint is an on-premise presentation solution designed to help professionals and businesses create, edit and share slides with team members, external clients and other stakeholders. Administrators can track changes made by team members and insert embedded animations, tables, shapes, icons, images, 3D objects and other elements within Microsoft PowerPoint decks. Managers can use customizable themes and templates to design presentations with transitions. Microsoft PowerPoint is available on a one-time subscription and support is extended via email, knowledge base, FAQs and other online measures.
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Microsoft PowerPoint pricing

Microsoft PowerPoint has a free version and offers a free trial. Microsoft PowerPoint paid version starts at US$6.00/month.

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US$6.00/month
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Thomas
Thomas
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
1
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 27/12/2024

Key Tool for Professional Presentations

Microsoft PowerPoint has been very helpful to me, from my studies to the professional world, as it has allowed me to create and design presentations for projects in a professional manner, as well as for personal use by keeping my ideas organized. Additionally, Microsoft PowerPoint has multiple options that I love when creating presentations, as they make them more intuitive and engaging for my audience, helping them understand the topic I’m sharing.

Pros

I love Microsoft PowerPoint because of the many options it offers, allowing me to create professional and attractive presentations for the audience receiving the information. It’s also a great option for making simple presentations because its basic features are very easy to use, although it requires some practice to create presentations with more effects and animations.

Cons

What I don't like about PowerPoint is that it has some complicated options that can delay me while creating a presentation.

Bien
  • Industry: Food Production
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 24/01/2025

Microsoft PowerPoint

Overall, Microsoft is a very good application for all kinds of presentation and it’s really improving from time to time.

Pros

I use it for all my Presentation such my IT Master Plan, etc.

Cons

Perhaps the water mark feature such as when making the presentation as draft it’s a bit complicated process compare with Microsoft Word.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Animation
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
0

3
Reviewed on 29/11/2023

Microsoft PowerPoint Helps me Deliver Professionally

My overall experience with PowerPoint has been excellent. When I am conducting trainings or presenting important information, Microsoft helps me deliver professionally and confidently.

Pros

I like the outcome of my presentations and Microsoft’s ability to help me get there. From sleek animations, to customizable templates, I feel better prepared when presenting thanks to PowerPoint.

Cons

I would say there could be more options when it comes to animations, however, it is still very good.

Allie
  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

4
Reviewed on 16/01/2025

Easy and pretty

I used this pretty much everyday for years and created presentations easily and often.

Pros

I like the ease of creating exciting visual programs.

Cons

I dislike how difficult it is to share without 365 users.

Mark
  • Industry: Banking
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 03/03/2025

Best business presentation tool

Overall I use this product daily and could imagine using any other product. It works the way I need it to and recommend it to others

Pros

Ability to present things in an easy way. The tools are very user friendly allowing for complex and simple presentations

Cons

I do wish there was a bit more templates and idea generations to enhance slide options. Co-pilot should help with that

Hla Bhone
  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
3
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
3

5
Reviewed on 15/01/2025

Power Point : Digital Era of Presentation

PowerPoint has been an invaluable tool throughout my academic and professional career. During my university years, it proved instrumental in preparing for presentations and exams, enhancing my understanding of complex topics. Today, students demonstrate remarkable proficiency with PowerPoint, often creating visually stunning and dynamic presentations that rival short films.

Pros

I particularly appreciate PowerPoint's animation capabilities. Incorporating dynamic transitions and effects between slides significantly enhances audience engagement and prevents presentations from becoming monotonous. Additionally, the presenter notes feature is invaluable, allowing me to maintain a smooth and confident delivery without relying solely on memorized content

Cons

One potential drawback of PowerPoint is the temptation to rely heavily on visual effects, which can sometimes distract from the core message. Additionally, creating visually appealing and engaging presentations can be time-consuming, especially for users with limited design experience.

Michael
  • Industry: Aviation & Aerospace
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 24/01/2025

Powerful tool & a pleasure to use

Self taught; intuitive. Accomplished everything I set out to accomplish. I feel like an artist after creating a presentation unique to myself.

Pros

So many options. The addition of the ribbon, several iterations ago, has really made the creation process so seamless. I like how PPoint can be used for not only as a presentation tool, but even as means of creating instructions.

Cons

I have been utterly content through the 3 decades of use. Regular innovations are wonderful

Katherine
  • Industry: Religious Institutions
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
0

5
Reviewed on 17/01/2025

User friendly, simple

Pros

What I like most is that it is quick and easy to edit. It is user friendly when I am adding text, images, links, etc.

Cons

Microsoft PowerPoint does not have a huge selection of templates to choose from. I often find my favorite templates elsewhere.

Candice
  • Industry: Utilities
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 05/02/2025

Here to stay!

Overall, we have a had a great experience with PowerPoint and won't be going to anywhere else, any time soon. The product has been around a while, yet has kept up with the modern trends while not losing it's relevancy or history of user-friendliness.

Pros

Powerpoint is the easiest and most efficient way we can easily consolidate our huge data load into a visual representation to present to our employees, our BOD and our members. There are so many things you can do with a simple data set and putting them all together in PowerPoint is so convenient.

Cons

Some of the options for personalization can be so basic (not enough versatility) or impractical (no one presenting to a group of people should even have the option to choose it).

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 25/01/2025

Microsoft PowerPoint Review

Pros

free creative and powerful tool that helps me in making a powerpoint presentations

Cons

limited and not so easy to understand features than most newly released PowerPoint apps

Dylan
  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
0

5
Reviewed on 25/07/2024

It's the obvious choice

In regard to the work environment, there is nothing else I would trust when presenting. For personal use, this product is very intuitive and very helpful when trying something new. I definitely would recommend it.

Pros

When I think of presentations, I look for PowerPoint. I have tried the competition and always make my way back to "PP" for the convince of this multi-media product, which is used by most other businesses I work with.

Cons

On occasion, it is necessary to adjust our templates when adding, removing, or aligning content. This can greatly affect your template and may require you to delete the slide and start over. Just always remember to save your work.

Leandrea
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 06/01/2024

Very Easy Trusted Product

Love PowerPoint it will always be my go to presentation software.

Pros

I have used this product for a long time. I remember it being one of my first editing software's for my videos.

Cons

Adding Large pictures could be a little easier than dragging and dropping. There may be a much faster what that I don't know about though.

Alternatives Considered

Google Slides

Reasons for Choosing Microsoft PowerPoint

Powerpoint has more features and the templates I like a lot more. Google is sadly much more basic.

Switched From

Google Slides

Reasons for Switching to Microsoft PowerPoint

Again PowerPoint has been around longer I think and it has always been my go to for presentations. More features.
Margaret
  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 12/08/2024

PowerPoint for professional video and Presentations.

I have made a great income selling my videos and using the videos to sell my own books and to advertise my website. The software has never lost it's value and quality over the many years that I have used it. I use the product on a daily bases. I also use it to enhance my personal images, for cutting them and restyling them. I can't do business without it!

Pros

I have used Microsoft PowerPoint for over 15 years to make videos for my author video production company. The tools available have given me the ability to make high quality videos that are unique to my customer's books that get results. It's very easy to use as well. I also use it for my courses.

Cons

I wish that it offered more video transitions available.

응민
  • Industry: Environmental Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 04/07/2024

My friend. PPT

My experience with Microsoft PowerPoint has been positive overall. It's user-friendly, making it easy to create professional presentations with templates and multimedia support. However, file size and compatibility across different versions can sometimes be challenging. despite these issues, PowerPoint has been essential for effectively communicating ideas in meetings and presentations, enhancing my professional communication skills significantly.

Pros

What I like most about PowerPoint is its convenience and utility. As a 30-something professional, my daily schedule is packed, and I often don't have much time to prepare presentations. But thanks to PPT, I can breathe a bit easier. when an urgent matter arises and my boss or clients suddenly come to the office, I often need to create reports on the fly. I just open PowerPoint, browse through a few templates, and quickly find one that fits. With a few tweaks, I can have a clean, professional-looking presentation ready in no time.

when it comes to team projects, PowerPoint is indispensable. collaborating in real-time with colleagues, adding comments, and working together seamlessly has made teamwork much more efficient. I recall a time when we were preparing for a major project, staying up all night making edits. Thanks to PowerPoint's collaboration features, we managed to finish everything quickly.

PowerPoint is an essential tool in my work life. It helps me create impressive presentations despite a busy schedule, and for that, I'm really grateful.

Cons

While the basic features are user-friendly, some of the more advanced features can be tricky to master. For someone who isn't very tech-savvy, this can be a bit daunting.

Adam
  • Industry: Insurance
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 22/09/2024

Documentation and Illustration - Using PowerPoint Today

Especially in the past year, I've learned so much about what more PowerPoint can do, and it's been fantastic. Today I can very quickly start a Workbook, regardless of subject matter, and have professional quality, corporate-approved materials ready in a much faster time than you'd expect. Plus, looking online for better graphics, such as timelines, funnels, etc., has really taken our experience in creation and reception of PowerPoint to another level.

Pros

PowerPoint has become the de facto tool that we use for creating all documentation, especially Workbooks, Deep Dive presentations and capturing Use Cases. From the tool itself and how well it manages our default library of fonts and colors, to the ease at which any user can pick it up and start inserting approved corporate images, edit text quickly, and allow higher functioning users to add animations and more advanced illustrative graphics.

Cons

We seem to run into issues when multiple users are sharing the same file at the same time. That's not super common, but it has led to some version-control confusion unfortunately.

Israel
Israel
  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 22/02/2024

PowerPoint never ages

Pros

How practical it is and the way you can facilitate your job with its tools.

Cons

Maybe the innovation because if you have a great product you must include new resources for users.

Janet
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 19/01/2024

FACTUAL REVIEWS OF "Microsoft PowerPoint"

It makes me feel in the world we have today. It will be the tool for better understanding and the key to our success.

Pros

"PowerPoint is the best E-learning and Business presentation software. The software is easily operated and produces excellent professional presentation graphics program.

Cons

PowerPoint can become slow and unresponsive when dealing with large, complex presentations. and the PPP sometimes display differently on different devices or platforms, leading to compatibility issues.

Grachiell
  • Industry: Wholesale
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 25/01/2024

The Microsoft Powerpoint make a mark in the market.

Its good and efficient. It can help a lot of students, professor, coaches and businessman. It's a software for presentations that adds animations, films, and other visual elements to make a presentation more engaging and dynamic. The task can be done with this easy platform. And the job become well done because there is an efficiency in their work.

Pros

It enables the ability of all persons around the world in editing and presenting of works. It also improves the work of different people from all walks of life. It has a value that can help a lot of people. Along with Word, Excel, and other office productivity tools, it comes as a regular part of the company's Microsoft Office suite software that contributes a lot to the businessman, professors, students and etc. Slides are used in the program to deliver multimedia-rich content.

Cons

The Microsoft Powerpoint gives an impact yet other people become too dependent on the slides that they are presenting. And it also high in technical problems because of too much platforms that can be used inside of it.

Noushad
  • Industry: Biotechnology
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 19/11/2024

Powerpoint is one of the solution for you

I use PowerPoint on a regular basis, much like coffee, because it makes it easier for me to quickly and accurately create laboratory reports for clients.
Creating a presentation for our clinical lab.

Pros

PowerPoint's design features are easy to use and it help me to communication to customers without print-out

Cons

Since I'm a scientist and want to produce lab reports for clients on a daily basis, that's the PDF generation.

Louie
  • Industry: Environmental Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
0

5
Reviewed on 05/11/2024

Must-have in the workplace

Powerpoint has been a very good all-rounder piece of software for collating and presenting information in the workplace

Pros

Powerpoint makes it very easy to visualise ideas and present them to a team

Cons

Some of the customisation options can be a bit janky, like the background options

Benjamin
Benjamin
  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
0

5
Reviewed on 28/11/2023

Microsoft PowerPoint, The Presentation Guru

Pros

I love how quickly I can go from having a bunch of words and data to having a clean and simple presentation to help others learn from basic key points. Grammar checks, animations, shapes, text boxes, templates, and so many other features have made making presentations a simple and effective process for me as part of my daily workflow.

Cons

I do feel that there are some templates that are outdated so it might be nice to do a clean sweep and assess which of the templates may need to be removed and potentially have a few new ones added.

Erika
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
0

4
Reviewed on 26/01/2025

Basic Sides

Pros

It combines a variety of tools for designing and presenting, making it easy to create polished slides without needing additional software

Cons

Overusing customization features can make the interface feel overwhelming, particularly when working on large or detailed presentations

Jatin
  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
3
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
2

5
Reviewed on 05/01/2025

Overview over PowerPoint

Pros

PowerPoint is easy to use in all ways it can create a massive ppts that is very nice

Cons

PowerPoint interface is the least i think i didn't like it

Ian
  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

4
Reviewed on 15/11/2024

generates creativity

it facilitates the whole process of creating presentations in a very attractive way, being something interesting without becoming boring, of course it depends on the creativity that each person puts into it

Pros

presentations through Microsoft PowerPoint are much more creative, giving a touch of good design and not being boring, it facilitates the whole process by having designed templates that make the content more summarized and better detailed, its ease of use makes everything efficient to do

Cons

everything has been perfect and it has been very useful to me, I have had no problems

Jerry
  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
3

5
Reviewed on 22/01/2025

Microsoft 365

Pros

I liked how accessible the power point was and how easy it was to make the PowerPoint presentation.

Cons

It was slow at some points and I had some issues copy and pasting some information to the power point.

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