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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $327.60 1 # users Per Year
Microsoft PowerPoint
Star Rating
(4,240)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(68)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $327.60 1 # users Per Year
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- Users report that Microsoft PowerPoint excels in slide design with a score of 9.1, while think-cell scores 8.3, indicating that PowerPoint offers more robust design features and templates that enhance presentation aesthetics.
- Reviewers mention that PowerPoint's presenter tools are rated at 9.1, providing a superior experience for delivering presentations compared to think-cell's score of 8.2, which may lack some advanced features for live presentations.
- G2 users highlight that PowerPoint's ease of use is rated at 9.1, making it more user-friendly for beginners, whereas think-cell's score of 8.3 suggests a steeper learning curve, particularly for users unfamiliar with its unique functionalities.
- Users on G2 report that PowerPoint's collaboration features, such as sharing and co-editing, are rated at 7.8 and 8.3 respectively, while think-cell's collaboration tools are perceived as less effective, with lower scores in these areas.
- Reviewers mention that PowerPoint's auto-save feature is rated at 8.9, ensuring users' work is consistently saved, while think-cell's score of 8.5 indicates a slightly less reliable experience in this regard.
- Users say that PowerPoint's overall quality of support is rated at 8.6, which is on par with think-cell, but the larger user community for PowerPoint may provide more resources and shared knowledge for troubleshooting and best practices.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft PowerPoint
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think-cell Suite
Starting at $327.60
1 # users Per Year
Annual license leasing fee is based on the number of users and covers usage, updates and technical support. It included think-cell Core, think-cell Library and think-cell Charts.
- https://server.think-cell.com/portal/en/trial.srf
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Microsoft PowerPoint
No trial information availablethink-cell
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
3,604
8.6
44
Ease of Use
9.1
3,617
8.3
44
Ease of Setup
9.2
350
8.5
17
Ease of Admin
9.1
288
7.6
9
Quality of Support
8.6
2,752
8.7
35
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
268
7.7
10
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
3,525
7.7
40
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
8.8
15
Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
8.8
15
Reports
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
7.4
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Visualization
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.2
11
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.0
9
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.7
10
Platform Basics
9.1
1529
8.3
21
9.1
1523
8.3
20
8.9
1484
8.6
18
Platform Content
8.8
1476
8.9
22
8.5
1482
Feature Not Available
8.6
1427
Feature Not Available
8.6
1338
8.0
11
Platform Additional Functionality
8.0
947
8.3
9
8.6
1226
8.3
9
8.7
1163
8.5
11
Generative AI
7.7
66
Feature Not Available
7.6
65
Feature Not Available
7.6
65
Feature Not Available
7.9
64
Feature Not Available
7.0
61
Feature Not Available
7.5
63
Feature Not Available
7.5
61
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft PowerPoint and think-cell are categorized as Presentation
Unique Categories
Microsoft PowerPoint has no unique categories
think-cell is categorized as Data Visualization and Other Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft PowerPoint
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
think-cell
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Higher Education
8.8%
Information Technology and Services
7.9%
Education Management
5.7%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Computer Software
4.3%
Other
68.1%
Management Consulting
10.3%
Information Technology and Services
8.8%
Financial Services
8.8%
Accounting
7.4%
Oil & Energy
5.9%
Other
58.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
Microsoft PowerPoint
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Graphic Design
there are some features that would be much appreciated in other design software, such as: - automatic paste in place (objects always paste in the same location as the source) - the ability to easily create and manipulate shapes (i.e., corner radius of...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Jennifer P.
Verified User in Education Management
PowerPoint is lacking in 3rd party support seen in other free and open source alternatives like Open Office Impress. A presentation on PowerPoint can be played on a loop, such as for a kiosk, but Impress' ability to export to a flash video file makes it...
think-cell
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Construction
I really like the integration into PowerPoint and how easily it makes creating slides with all data being displayed through clearly depicted charts and graphs for ease.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Govil K.
Verified User in Oil & Energy
Frequently Crashes, most of the time I need to disable it from Microsoft Excel and Also PowerPoint as it crashes and makes the applications slow, plus there if frequent updates which need to close the applications on a frequent basis.
Verified User in Graphic Design
there are some features that would be much appreciated in other design software, such as: - automatic paste in place (objects always paste in the same location as the source) - the ability to easily create and manipulate shapes (i.e., corner radius of...
Verified User in Construction
I really like the integration into PowerPoint and how easily it makes creating slides with all data being displayed through clearly depicted charts and graphs for ease.
Jennifer P.
Verified User in Education Management
PowerPoint is lacking in 3rd party support seen in other free and open source alternatives like Open Office Impress. A presentation on PowerPoint can be played on a loop, such as for a kiosk, but Impress' ability to export to a flash video file makes it...
Govil K.
Verified User in Oil & Energy
Frequently Crashes, most of the time I need to disable it from Microsoft Excel and Also PowerPoint as it crashes and makes the applications slow, plus there if frequent updates which need to close the applications on a frequent basis.
Discussions
To embed a video in PowerPoint, follow these steps:
1. Open your PowerPoint presentation.
2. Go to the slide where you want to add the video.
3. Click on the 'Insert' tab in the ribbon.
4. Select 'Video' from the dropdown menu.
5. Choose 'Video on My PC' to insert a video file from your computer, or 'Online Video' to insert a video from the web.
6. Locate and select the video file you want to embed.
7. Click 'Insert' to add the video to your slide.
8. Resize and position the video as needed on the slide.
9. Use the 'Playback' tab to adjust video settings, such as start time and volume.
3 comments
LT
Select the slide where you want to place the video. Use the toolbar to insert media, then choose video from your PC. This opens the file browser to locate...Read more
Is it possible to create explanatory videos using power point?
3 comments
SA
yes it is possible by using recording optionsRead more
how to show video in powerpoint
3 comments
PW
<a href="https://youtu.be/G2mazmRaC5M"> Excellent post. </a> This article is really very interesting and effective. I think its must be helpful for us....Read more
What is Thinkcell software used for?
1 comment
Official Response from think-cell
think-cell is used to automate and enhance many of the features of PowerPoint but especially charts. It brings 40+ chart types to PowerPoint and dozens of...Read more
Which of the following are features of think-cell Gantt chart?
1 comment
Official Response from think-cell
think-cell allows you to create complex timeline charts (also known as Gantt charts) directly in PowerPoint. The charts are completely calendar-based and...Read more
think-cell has no more discussions with answers
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