PowerPoint presentations or slides represent today a standard and a multimedia format widely used all over the world, especially in the workplace. But if we were with a PC with a limited account or without Office installed, what can we use to create and edit PowerPoint files "> best alternatives to Powerpoint to create presentations online and from the computer. 1) Microsoft PowerPoint online
The best service to manage PowerPoint files online is offered by Microsoft, thanks to Office online (available for free).
To access the service, simply click on the page available here -> PowerPoint online .
By entering the credentials for our Microsoft account (necessary to access the service), we will have a reduced and minimal version of PowerPoint to be used directly in the web browser. To create a new presentation, simply select one of the templates on the welcome page; if instead we want to upload an existing PowerPoint file, we use the Upload a presentation button in the upper right corner. Alternatively we can upload the PowerPoint file directly to OneDrive and upload it to the site using the button on the bottom left Open from OneDrive .
To learn more about OneDrive, we refer you to reading our guide -> How many things Microsoft Onedrive is used for and how it works .
2) Google presentations
Another free tool that we can take advantage of to create and edit PowerPoint files online is Google Slides .
With this service we will be able to create presentations and impressive slides, with a series of professional tools. There are no limits of use and the files are automatically synchronized with Google Drive, so you never lose them. To create new presentations, simply click on one of the models in the top bar and start creating the job; if instead we wanted to edit a PPT file previously created with Office, we will first have to upload it to Google Drive then open it through the service (direct upload is not currently available).
If we want to deepen the discussion on Google Drive and how to edit the files loaded inside it, we recommend you read our guide -> Guide to use Google Drive / Docs as an expert .
3) Canva
If we are looking for a simple and immediate site to modify or create new presentations or slides without using programs, we can rely on the service offered by Canva .
Once the website is open, click on the button Start creating a presentation and, in the next window, create a free account by entering the name, profession and clicking on one of the offered buttons ( Facebook, Google or Sign up with the email address ) . Associated with the account, we can create new presentations starting from the models already available on the site and modify them according to our needs.
4) Slideshare
Another very popular site for sharing presentations online is Slideshare, affiliated with Linkedin.
This site allows you to upload presentations and slides and share it with other work colleagues or with a wider audience. The site offers direct integration with Microsoft PowerPoint, with which you can upload your PPT files to the internet . By using Slideshare, users can not only share presentations in PowerPoint, but also update existing presentations with new content. The presentation can be shared on the Slideshare site but also on blogs and on the main social networks such as Facebook. The key point of this web application is that now everyone can share their work and use the work of others to take ideas and examples, so as to create beautiful presentations. With this site, the work on presentations becomes much more social and modern, without completely replacing the original tools.
5) AuthorStream
If we want to share presentation files or slides on the Internet, another service we can try is AuthorStream .
With it we can share PowerPoint presentations in live streaming, as if they were videos on Youtube: instead of videos we can upload PPT files and present them to our audience, as if we were in a large conference room. Also on this site the social component is predominant, so that all users can access numerous presentations made public, classified, voted, commented on and divided by category. It therefore becomes very easy to navigate on the content you want to see and search for it on the site. Obviously, once a presentation has been uploaded, you can decide whether to make it public (accessible by anyone) or private (only by users with authorization). The Authorstream site is presented as a blog portal, intuitive and easy to navigate. The site offers the possibility to convert presentations to other video formats and download them to the PC, so that they can also be used at work or at school.
6) Genial.ly
Genial.ly is one of the best sites for creating Powerpoint presentations or slide slideshows. The site can be used for free and is very powerful in the effects and animations that can be customized and made interactive for the viewer. The site has many free templates to choose from, you can then insert text boxes, images and animations of various types using the various buttons and editor options.
6) Conclusions
Using the services described in this guide, we will be able to create, edit and share our presentations online in a simple and free way.
On another page we talked about the Presentations and slideshows with zoom, very innovative and beautiful to look at.
In another article we saw instead the programs to transform and convert a Powerpoint presentation into a video that could be viewed on any PC, smartphone, tablet or console.
