We compare the best and most popular web services for embedding PowerPoint presentation slideshows (PPT, PPS) in web pages and blogs. They include Zoho, Scribd, SplashCast, SlideShare, Google PowerPoint, SlideAware and Thinkfree Office.
Scribd - Single page manual navigation, search PowerPoint text
Slideshare - The best looking PowerPoint Web Player.
Zoho Show - Edit PPT files before Sharing, Resizable Player
SlideAware - Provides detailed viewer stats for your PPT Slideshows.
Splashcast - Skinless player, Supports Flickr Pictures, YouTube Videos, MP3, Word Docs and PDF.
Test Case: The sample PPT file had 28 slides with a mix of text and images. File size was around 1.5 MB and it was created in PowerPoint 2003 not the latest PowerPoint 2007 which uses the .pptx open file format.
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Reader Comments
This is a great comparison. Do you have anything that discussed how audio tracks that go with a PPT do? Do all of these services allow you to add audio?
Thanks,
-Brian
Written by Brian B on 04.02.08
In viewing a file.ppt viewer in some URL address how can I print a single slide with the URL address and date at the bottom to reference it?
Written by Dan Doe on 04.21.08
To Brian B: None of the sites from this review support ppt with audio tracks. I know only one good service called SlideBoom.com that allows you to convert PowerPoint presentaions with audio narrations into Flash movies with a nice player. The web site is relatively new and therefore it wasn’t included in this list.
Cheers
John
Written by John D on 04.22.08