Update: We’ve received a number of questions about why the PowerPoint 2010 Viewer requires installation, rather than being a no-installation. Want to download the new Viewer? Here’s the link again.
Please let us know via comments about how you’re using the Viewer and any questions or problems you have. The Viewer has always been one of our most popular downloads (not just for PowerPoint, but for all of Microsoft), and we’ll be continuing to work on it and update it for our customers. This is a departure from previous viewers, which run as standalone files. In order to display presentations with such high quality, you’ll need to install the PowerPoint 2010 Viewer on your computer. This means that all the new transitions, videos, and effects will appear and behave exactly like they do in PowerPoint 2010. We’ve revamped our viewer to display PowerPoint presentations, including those created in 2010, in full-fidelity. By installing the PowerPoint Viewer, you can open and watch PowerPoint presentations in all formats, no matter what computer you’re using.
I’m excited to announce that our new PowerPoint Viewer is now available here for free download. We’re republishing it so readers of our blog can find and use it, too.)
This post remains incredibly popular because so people find the Viewer to be a useful tool. (This post, originally published in 2010, announced the availability of the PowerPoint 2010 Viewer.