Office Remote
The company Microsoft has launched a new tool to control some of the functions of a computer through the smartphone In this case it is an exclusive application, at least for the moment, for terminals with Windows Phone 8 , and although they do not allow remote control of a computer, it does offer the possibility of managing different documents from the famous Microsoft Office It is called Office Remote and we will discuss its possibilities below.
This is an application that allows to link the smartphone with the computer To do this, it requires a companion program which must also be installed on the computer. After that, if you own the package Microsoft Office 2013 or the latest version known as Office 365 , the application allows you to control some aspects of text documents, spreadsheets and slideshows Something that makes it especially useful for presentations or conferences in the you want to control a projector remotely from across the room.
Thus, when smartphone and computer are linked and a presentation is managed in PowerPoint , the user is able to control the slideshow from the mobile.To do this, the screen displays two large buttons (forward and backward), but also other issues such as notes for who directs the presentation, avoiding forgetting any point. All this being able to jump to any specific slide
However, if what you want to do is manage an Excel spreadsheet, the possibilities are quite different. Through gestures the user is able to jump from a spreadsheet to a graph It is also possible to move through the different columns and rows with the same method. All this being possible to apply zoom in specific areas to show data clearly or highlight them over the rest.
Lastly there are Word text documentsIn this case the possibilities are somewhat smaller, but equally useful in the case of presentations or conferences in which to highlight any of its points. Thus, the user can make zoom in specific parts of a document to allow that area to be read comfortably. Similarly, the document can be scrolled line by line or from top to bottom to allow guided reading of those parts.
All this in a comfortable and simple way thanks to the controls available on the mobile. In addition, it is possible launch these documents directly from the mobile, being able to start playback and control all the progress without going near the computer. In short, a most curious and practical tool for those users who need to make presentations or show data to a group of people comfortably and with the possibility of highlight or call attention to specific data or informationThe only negative point is that, for the moment, it is only available for terminals Windows Phone The application Office Remote is fully downloadable free through Windows Phone Store The Companion Program for computers is also fully available free at the Microsoft Download Center
