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Nikita RakitinandCursor
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A sideways flick changes slides when the slide fits the window, and any flick does so during the show. One gesture turns one page. A zoomed slide still pans. Pinch-zoom is unchanged. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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Slide show and presenter view: parity with PowerPoint
Last reviewed: 2026-10-14 · Last updated: 2026-10-14 · Change: minor (a trackpad swipe or mouse wheel turns the page during the show; previous: major, created) · Target: Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)
Presenting is the job PowerPoint is hired for. This doc covers the show window, presenter view, rehearsal and recording. Transition and animation playback are in animation-parity.md; display hardware in hardware-parity.md. Area score: checklist breadth 66% (measured), ~60% ready (estimated), 10–16 h to parity.
Running the show
| Feature | PowerPoint | DeckCraft | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play from Start / from Current Slide (F5, Shift+F5, Cmd+Enter) | yes | yes | |
| Next/previous by click, arrows, Space, Page Up/Down, Enter, Backspace | yes | yes | #17 reported arrows not working in v0.3.0 AppImage; recheck |
| Next/previous by trackpad swipe or mouse wheel | yes | yes | One flick turns one page. The pen ignores the flick |
| Go to slide (number + Enter), first/last | yes | yes | |
| Black / white screen (B / W) | yes | yes | |
| End screen, Esc to leave | yes | yes | |
| Step clock: a click after a long pause plays its step (#11) | yes | yes | |
| Hidden slides skipped | yes | yes | |
| Hyperlinks and action settings followed (slides, web, mail, End Show, Last Viewed) | yes | yes | Only http(s) and mailto open outside the show, by design (safe_url) |
| Media playback with controls, play across slides, full-screen video | yes | yes | WMA/WMV not decodable |
| Animated GIFs play; pause from their corner button | yes | yes (#39) | |
| See All Slides grid during the show | yes | no | |
| Zoom into part of a slide during the show | yes | no | |
| Pen and highlighter ink | yes | pen only (Cmd+P pen, Cmd+A arrow, E erases all ink) | No highlighter, per-stroke eraser, ink colours, or keep/discard annotations prompt |
| Laser pointer | yes | no | 1–2 h |
| Subtitles and live captions | yes (cloud speech) | no | AI dimension |
| Custom shows | yes | yes | |
| Set Up Show: loop until Esc, kiosk (browsed at a kiosk), show without animation/narration, pen colour, slides range | yes | yes, most options | |
| Use rehearsed timings | yes | yes |
Presenter view
| Feature | PowerPoint | DeckCraft | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Separate presenter window with current slide, next slide, notes | yes | yes (an egui viewport, 1100×700) | |
| Elapsed timer | yes | yes | |
| Pause / reset timer, clock | yes | no | |
| Slide counter, previous/next/end buttons | yes | yes | |
| Notes font size, scrolling | yes | scrolling only | |
| Placed on the presenter's display automatically, show on the projector | yes | no: opens wherever the OS puts it | Beta blocker, 3–5 h |
| Swap displays | yes | no | |
| Pen, laser, black screen, zoom from presenter view | yes | keys only | |
| See all slides from presenter view | yes | no | |
| Rehearse with Coach (Speaker Coach) | yes (cloud) | no | AI dimension |
Rehearse and record
| Feature | PowerPoint | DeckCraft |
|---|---|---|
| Rehearse Timings, keep timings | yes | yes |
| Record Slide Show (narration, ink, laser, camera; Cameo) | yes | no |
| Clear timing / narration | yes | timings only |
| Export the recorded show to video | yes | no (see file-format-parity.md) |
Reading View
Reading View in a window with navigation: present (checklist row done).
Estimates
| Work | Hours |
|---|---|
| Presenter view on the right display, swap displays, pause/reset timer, clock, notes size | 3–5 |
| Laser pointer, highlighter, eraser, keep-annotations prompt | 2–4 |
| See All Slides and zoom during the show | 2–3 |
| Record slide show with narration (no camera) | 5–8 |
| Total | ~12–20 (the slide-show row of the feature table carries 10–16 h; recording overlaps the Media row) |
Revision history
| Date | Change | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | major | Created: show, presenter view, rehearse and record, compared with PowerPoint 16.113's Slide Show tab and menu |