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Control PowerPoint With Your Phone

Jul 03, 2008 at 8:34AM

by Sarah Perez
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Got a Vista laptop and a Windows Mobile Smartphone? If so, then you already have a way to control PowerPoint with your phone – all you need is some SideShow software. To get started, you must first pair your phone with your laptop via Bluetooth (if you haven’t already done so), then download SideShow for Mobile. SideShow for Mobile is an application for Windows Mobile smartphones (versions 5 and 6) and PocketPCs that let you use your phone as a Bluetooth SideShow device. The final step is to download the Office PowerPoint Remote gadget. With this gadget installed, you can control PowerPoint with your phone - no remote required! You can move forward and back, jump to a specific slide in the presentation, preview the next slide, and view the slide speaker notes on your device. It will even work right from the Today screen so you can just use the hardware buttons on the phone to control the presentation. Nice!

(Image thanks to Chris Craft’s Blog)

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PowerPoint, Windows Mobile, SideShow

The Discussion

rhayes81

Finally! I have been waiting for SideShow for Windows Mobile since the launch of Windows Vista. I absolutly love this app and Microsoft! I can now control my PowerPoint Presentations and Windows Media Player right from my mobile phone and Dell Axim X51v PDA.
Keep up the good work.

Last modified Jul 08, 2008 at 12:59AM
rhayes81

Finally! I have been waiting for SideShow for Windows Mobile since the launch of Windows Vista. I absolutly love this app and Microsoft! I can now control my PowerPoint Presentations and Windows Media Player right from my mobile phone and Dell Axim X51v PDA.
Keep up the good work.

Last modified Jul 08, 2008 at 12:59AM
rhayes81

Finally! I have been waiting for SideShow for Windows Mobile since the launch of Windows Vista. I absolutly love this app and Microsoft! I can now control my PowerPoint Presentations and Windows Media Player right from my mobile phone and Dell Axim X51v PDA.
Keep up the good work.

Last modified Jul 08, 2008 at 12:59AM