Compare PowerPoint features on different platforms

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The following feature list isn't comprehensive, but it will give you an idea of how PowerPoint compares across a variety of platforms.

Audio features

Bi-directional text features

Comment features

Keyboard features

Object insertion features

Picture features

Print features

Slide features

Video features

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Audio features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action	PowerPoint 2016 for Windows	PowerPoint 2013 for Windows	PowerPoint 2010 for Windows	PowerPoint Online	PowerPoint 2016 for Mac	PowerPoint for Android	PowerPoint for iOS	PowerPoint Mobile
Playing audio	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Adding audio	●	●	●	◌	●	◌	●	◌
Removing audio	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Playing in slide show	●	●	●	●	●	◌	◌	●
Playing across slides	●	●	●	●	●	◌	◌	●
Playing in the background across slides	●	●	●	●	●	◌	◌	●
Trimming, bookmarking, and fading	●	●	●	◌	◌	◌	◌	◌

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Bi-directional text features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action	PowerPoint 2016 for Windows	PowerPoint 2013 for Windows	PowerPoint 2010 for Windows	PowerPoint Online	PowerPoint 2016 for Mac	PowerPoint for Android	PowerPoint for iPad	PowerPoint Mobile
Support for right-to-left (RTL) languages	●	●	●	◌	●	●	●	●

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Comment features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action	PowerPoint 2016 for Windows	PowerPoint 2013 for Windows	PowerPoint 2010 for Windows	PowerPoint Online	PowerPoint 2016 for Mac	PowerPoint for Android	PowerPoint for iPad	PowerPoint Mobile
Displaying comments	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Adding, removing, and changing	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	◌

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Keyboard features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action	PowerPoint 2016 for Windows	PowerPoint 2013 for Windows	PowerPoint 2010 for Windows	PowerPoint Online	PowerPoint 2016 for Mac	PowerPoint for Android	PowerPoint for iPad	PowerPoint Mobile
COMMAND key shortcuts	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	●	N/A	Limited	N/A
CONTROL key shortcuts	●	●	●	●	●	◌	Limited	Limited
FN key shortcuts	●	●	●	●	●	◌	◌	Limited
ALT key shortcuts	●	●	●	●	◌	◌	◌	Limited
Customizing shortcuts	●	●	●	◌	●	◌	◌	◌

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Object insertion features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action	PowerPoint 2016 for Windows	PowerPoint 2013 for Windows	PowerPoint 2010 for Windows	PowerPoint Online	PowerPoint 2016 for Mac	PowerPoint for Android	PowerPoint for iPad	PowerPoint Mobile
Adding tables	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Adding shapes	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Adding SmartArt	●	●	●	Limited	●	Limited*	◌	Limited*
Adding charts	●	●	●	◌	●	◌	◌	◌

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*Not supported on Windows Phone or Android Phones.

Picture features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action	PowerPoint 2016 for Windows	PowerPoint 2013 for Windows	PowerPoint 2010 for Windows	PowerPoint Online	PowerPoint 2016 for Mac	PowerPoint for Android	PowerPoint for iPad	PowerPoint Mobile
Finding and adding pictures	●	●	●	●	●	Limited*	●	●
Inserting online pictures	●	●	●	●	◌	◌	◌	◌
Compressing pictures	●	●	●	◌	●	◌	◌	◌
Displaying background images	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Adding, changing, and removing background images	●	●	●	●	●	◌	◌	◌

*Only adding pictures is supported.

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Print features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action	PowerPoint 2016 for Windows	PowerPoint 2013 for Windows	PowerPoint 2010 for Windows	PowerPoint Online	PowerPoint 2016 for Mac	PowerPoint for Android	PowerPoint for iPad	PowerPoint Mobile
Printing slides	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

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Slide features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action	PowerPoint 2016 for Windows	PowerPoint 2013 for Windows	PowerPoint 2010 for Windows	PowerPoint Online	PowerPoint 2016 for Mac	PowerPoint for Android	PowerPoint for iPad	PowerPoint Mobile
Adding, removing, and rearranging slides	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Adding, removing, and changing slide transitions	●	●	●	Limited	●	●	●	●
Playing slide animations	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Adding, removing, and changing slide animations	●	●	●	Limited	●	◌	●	◌
Animation triggers	●	●	●	◌	◌	◌	◌	◌

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Video features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action	PowerPoint 2016 for Windows	PowerPoint 2013 for Windows	PowerPoint 2010 for Windows	PowerPoint Online	PowerPoint 2016 for Mac	PowerPoint for Android	PowerPoint for iPad	PowerPoint Mobile
Playing YouTube videos	●	●	●	●	◌	●	◌	◌
Playing other video types	●	●	●	● *	●	●	●	●
Adding video	●	●	●	●	●	◌	●	◌
Removing video	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Trimming, bookmarking, and fading	●	●	●	◌	◌	◌	◌	◌
Embedding YouTube videos	●	●	●	●	●	◌	◌	◌

* The feature is support in slide show and the viewer, but not in the editor.

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