free powerpoint viewer for the ipad that also plays audio

bartholome...@gmail.com

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Jan 26, 2016, 9:07:56 AM1/26/16

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Hello.

Is there any good free viewing app for the ipad that will play back
powerpoint presentations (PPT files) with audio?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions, Niek

Jolly Roger

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Jan 26, 2016, 10:35:36 AM1/26/16

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If you search for "powerpoint" on the App Store you will find several
options.

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sobriquet

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Jan 26, 2016, 1:03:29 PM1/26/16

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I've tried 5 or 6, but none of them seem to play audio.

sobriquet

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Jan 26, 2016, 1:17:32 PM1/26/16

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And I know it's possible, because in the past I've been able
to play them back in a free app with audio, but it was on the ipad
of someone else and since then all apps have been lost and now
I can't find it back, because I forgot the name of the app and at
that time (at least a year ago) I also tried a bunch of apps before
finding one that plays ppt files with audio.

So I was just hoping there is someone out there who watches
powerpoint presentations on their ipad occasionally and knows a free
app which can play them back with audio.

Though of course it might also be the case that the app I've used
no longer works (at least regarding the audio playback) or
switched from free to paid.

nospam

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Jan 26, 2016, 2:07:21 PM1/26/16

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In article <d43a5e15-21d3-41f8...@googlegroups.com>,

sobriquet <dohd...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > > > Is there any good free viewing app for the ipad that will play back
> > > > powerpoint presentations (PPT files) with audio?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions, Niek
> > >
> > > If you search for "powerpoint" on the App Store you will find several
> > > options.
> > >
> >

> > I've tried 5 or 6, but none of them seem to play audio.
>
> And I know it's possible, because in the past I've been able
> to play them back in a free app with audio, but it was on the ipad
> of someone else and since then all apps have been lost and now
> I can't find it back, because I forgot the name of the app and at
> that time (at least a year ago) I also tried a bunch of apps before
> finding one that plays ppt files with audio.
>
> So I was just hoping there is someone out there who watches
> powerpoint presentations on their ipad occasionally and knows a free
> app which can play them back with audio.
>
> Though of course it might also be the case that the app I've used
> no longer works (at least regarding the audio playback) or
> switched from free to paid.

why not try powerpoint itself. it's even free
<https://itunes.apple.com/app/id586449534?mt=8>

sobriquet

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Jan 26, 2016, 4:48:46 PM1/26/16

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That was one of the apps I've tried, but it seems it doesn't support
playback of presentations with audio.

nospam

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Jan 26, 2016, 5:00:55 PM1/26/16

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In article <05f12fb4-f983-4bee...@googlegroups.com>,

sobriquet <dohd...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> >
> > why not try powerpoint itself. it's even free
> > <https://itunes.apple.com/app/id586449534?mt=8>
>
> That was one of the apps I've tried, but it seems it doesn't support
> playback of presentations with audio.

if microsoft's own app won't do it, then how can you expect third party
apps to do it?

how were these presentations created anyway?

sobriquet

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Jan 26, 2016, 5:11:13 PM1/26/16

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On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 11:00:55 PM UTC+1, nospam wrote:
> In article <05f12fb4-f983-4bee...@googlegroups.com>,
> sobriquet <dohd...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > >
> > > why not try powerpoint itself. it's even free
> > > <https://itunes.apple.com/app/id586449534?mt=8>
> >
> > That was one of the apps I've tried, but it seems it doesn't support
> > playback of presentations with audio.
>
> if microsoft's own app won't do it, then how can you expect third party
> apps to do it?
>

Well, I've used third party apps in the past that actually played them
back with audio, so I know it's possible on the ipad.

> how were these presentations created anyway?

Presumably with the powerpoint software on the pc that has more
functionality than the powerpoint ipad app.

sobriquet

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Jan 26, 2016, 6:14:38 PM1/26/16

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After some additional testing on my own ipad I've found that the
WPS Office app does play them back with audio.

https://itunes.apple.com/nl/app/wps-office-free-mobile-office/id762263023?mt=8

I think one of the problems with an earlier test of that app is
that perhaps the powerpoint presentations I was testing didn't all
have audio and on the pc I've first ensured with the free
powerpoint viewer program from MS that a small sample.ppt file actually
contains audio (on slide 12 there is sound).

http://www.acdbio.com/sites/default/files/sample.ppt

I've also double checked that the Powerpoint app from Microsoft
*doesn't* play back audio on the ipad.