Office Mix for PowerPoint 2013 Preview Available

About the Office Mix for PowerPoint 2013 Preview Plug-In

            Office Mix is a plug-in for PowerPoint 2013 that allows you to create and upload interactive video recordings using PowerPoint 2013. Office Mix for PowerPoint 2013 lets you record, narrate and ink a presentation in PowerPoint 2013, while also adding interactive elements, such as polls, interactive apps, and quizzes. Note that you must have PowerPoint 2013 available in order to install the Office Mix for PowerPoint 2013 plug-in.

            Office Mix is designed to make the process of creating online lessons or presentations easier for users of PowerPoint 2013. If you can create a basic presentation in PowerPoint 2013, you can easily convert the content into an Office Mix video for others. You can then add more content to the basic presentation that is specific to Office Mix for PowerPoint 2013. Additional features include the ability to add quizzes, screen recordings from your computer, or screenshots that you take.

            You can then upload and set sharing settings for the video from the secure Office Mix cloud server. You can then share your Office Mix for PowerPoint 2013 with users in popular social media platforms, such as Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter, Pinterest, or LinkedIn. These videos can be played back on any type of device. For more advanced users, you can also choose to save the resultant Office Mix as a separate video file, a SCORM-compliant video, or publish the video to Office 365 Video.

            To download and install the Office Mix for PowerPoint 2013 Preview plug-in, visit the Office Mix website and then click the “Get Office Mix” button. You can also view a brief introduction tutorial in the form of an actual Office Mix video on this same page. To view the introductory lesson video, or select from other Office Mix video tutorials that are available, you can also visit the Office Mix Tutorials page to learn more. The tutorials are created using the Office Mix plug-in, which should give you a very good idea of the possible capabilities of the software.

Office Mix for PowerPoint 2013 Preview Now Available: A picture of the “Office Mix” website.