The following feature list isn’t comprehensive, but it gives you an idea of how PowerPoint compares across the Windows, Mac, Online, and mobile platforms.
Audio features
● Feature is supported ◌ Feature is not supported
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PowerPoint for PCs |
PowerPoint for the web |
PowerPoint for Mac |
PowerPoint for Android |
PowerPoint for iOS |
PowerPoint Mobile |
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Playing audio |
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Adding audio |
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Removing audio |
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Playing in slide show |
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Playing across slides |
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Playing in the background across slides |
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Trimming, bookmarking, and fading |
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Subscribers only |
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Bi-directional text features
● Feature is supported ◌ Feature is not supported
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Feature action |
PowerPoint for PCs |
PowerPoint for the web |
PowerPoint for Mac |
PowerPoint for Android |
PowerPoint for iOS |
PowerPoint Mobile |
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Support for right-to-left (RTL) languages |
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Collaboration features
● Feature is supported ◌ Feature is not supported
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PowerPoint for PCs |
PowerPoint for the web |
PowerPoint for Mac |
PowerPoint for Android |
PowerPoint for iOS |
PowerPoint Mobile |
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Adding, removing, and changing comments |
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@mention tags in comments |
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Real-time co-authoring |
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Recent-activity notifications |
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Revision highlighting |
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Limited¹ |
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*Supported on phone; not supported on tablet.
¹Supported on OneDrive for work or school and SharePoint in Microsoft 365, but not on OneDrive.
Design and layout features
● Feature is supported ◌ Feature is not supported
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Feature action |
PowerPoint for PCs |
PowerPoint for the web |
PowerPoint for Mac |
PowerPoint for Android |
PowerPoint for iOS |
PowerPoint Mobile |
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Editing footers, headers, date/time, numbering |
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Showing footers, headers, date/time, numbering |
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Add a theme |
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Editing the Slide Master |
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Adding, changing, and removing background color |
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Changing slide size or orientation |
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*Not supported on Windows Phone or Android Phones.
Keyboard features
● Feature is supported ◌ Feature is not supported
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Feature action |
PowerPoint for PCs |
PowerPoint for the web |
PowerPoint for Mac |
PowerPoint for Android |
PowerPoint for iOS |
PowerPoint Mobile |
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COMMAND key shortcuts |
N/A |
N/A |
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Limited |
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CONTROL key shortcuts |
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Limited |
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FN key shortcuts |
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Limited |
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ALT key shortcuts |
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Limited |
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Customizing shortcuts |
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Object insertion features
● Feature is supported ◌ Feature is not supported
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Feature action |
PowerPoint for PCs |
PowerPoint for the web |
PowerPoint for Mac |
PowerPoint for Android |
PowerPoint for iOS |
PowerPoint Mobile |
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Adding tables |
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Adding shapes |
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Adding SmartArt graphics |
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Adding charts |
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*Not supported on Windows Phone or Android Phones.
Picture features
● Feature is supported ◌ Feature is not supported
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Feature action |
PowerPoint for PCs |
PowerPoint for the web |
PowerPoint for Mac |
PowerPoint for Android |
PowerPoint for iOS |
PowerPoint Mobile |
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Finding and adding pictures |
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Inserting online pictures |
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Picture styles |
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Compressing pictures |
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Displaying background images |
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Adding, changing, and removing background images |
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Print features
● Feature is supported ◌ Feature is not supported
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Feature action |
PowerPoint for PCs |
PowerPoint for the web |
PowerPoint for Mac |
PowerPoint for Android |
PowerPoint for iOS |
PowerPoint Mobile |
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Printing slides |
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Printing notes |
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Printing handouts |
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Slide features
● Feature is supported ◌ Feature is not supported
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Feature action |
PowerPoint for PCs |
PowerPoint for the web |
PowerPoint for Mac |
PowerPoint for Android |
PowerPoint for iOS |
PowerPoint Mobile |
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Adding, removing, and rearranging slides |
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Adding, removing, and changing slide transitions |
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Playing slide animations |
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Adding, removing, and changing slide animations |
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Animation triggers |
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Video features
● Feature is supported ◌ Feature is not supported
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Feature action |
PowerPoint for PCs |
PowerPoint for the web |
PowerPoint for Mac |
PowerPoint for Android |
PowerPoint for iOS |
PowerPoint Mobile |
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Playing YouTube videos |
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Playing other video types |
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Adding video |
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Removing video |
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Trimming, bookmarking, and fading |
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Inserting YouTube videos |
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Text-formatting features
● Feature is supported ◌ Feature is not supported
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Feature action |
PowerPoint for PCs |
PowerPoint for the web |
PowerPoint for Mac |
PowerPoint for Android |
PowerPoint for iOS |
PowerPoint Mobile |
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Lists |
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Hyperlinks |
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Add text boxes |
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Paragraph formatting |
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Superscript / subscript |
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Highlighting |
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Subscribers only |
Subscribers only |
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Text direction settings |
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Slide Show features
● Feature is supported ◌ Feature is not supported
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Feature action |
PowerPoint for PCs |
PowerPoint for the web |
PowerPoint for Mac |
PowerPoint for Android |
PowerPoint for iOS |
PowerPoint Mobile |
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Speaker notes |
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Self-running presentation |
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Presenter View |
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Record presentations |
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Custom slide show |
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