Office Remote Help for PC
Applies To: Office Remote for Windows Phone Office Remote for Android
phones
Deliver your next presentation with ease. Office Remote turns
your Windows Phone 8 or your Android phone into a remote
control for the files on your PC. Just connect your devices
using Bluetooth and free yourself to move around and focus
on your audience.
Features
Here’s how you can control your desktop documents with your phone:
PowerPoint
Go to the first or last slide in a presentation
View slide thumbnails and jump between slides
Reference speaker notes
View presentation timer and slide count
Use a laser pointer to call attention to key parts of the presentation
Excel
Flick between worksheets
Interact with data in PivotTables, filters, and slicers
Zoom in and out
Scroll up and down
Word
Jump to headings in the document
View comments
Scroll up and down by page
Scroll up and down by line
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Requirements
To use Office Remote, you’ll need a Bluetooth enabled PC that’s paired
with your phone. You’ll also need:
1. Office 2013 with the Office Remote add-in installed
2. Windows Phone OS 8 or higher or Android phone 4.0, Ice Cream
Sandwich
3. Office Remote app for Windows Phone or Android phone.
NOTE: If your PC doesn’t have Bluetooth, you’ll need a Bluetooth adapter that plugs into your computer’s USB port.
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Pair your PC and phone
Windows 8
1. Go to Bluetooth settings > Bluetooth > On.
2. On your phone, go to Settings > Bluetooth > On.
3. When your computer’s name appears on the phone screen and tap to
pair.
4. On your PC, select Ready to pair > Pair.
5. While pairing, the same PIN will appear on both devices. When you
confirm this, the devices will indicate that they’re connected.
TIP: If this status later changes to “not connected”, don’t worry. Once the two devices are paired, there’s no need to reconnect.
Windows 7
To turn on Bluetooth on a Windows 7 PC, go to Bluetooth Settings,
select Options, and select the Allow Bluetooth devices to find this
computer checkbox. If you can’t find the Bluetooth Settings dialog box,
your PC may not have Bluetooth hardware. For more information on
connecting your phone to a Windows 7 PC, watch this video.
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Use Office Remote to present
After you’ve paired your phone with the PC, do the following:
1. On your PC, open the file you want to present and on the Office
Remote tab, select Office Remote, Turn On.
2. On your phone, open Office Remote. The file you opened in step 1 and
any others that are open on your PC should appear.
3. Tap to open one and start presenting.
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About read-only and protected files
Some features may not work as expected when you present read-only
files or files that are stored on a server and open in protected view—
examples include the laser pointer and thumbnail view in PowerPoint. If
you trust the source of the document, it’s a good idea to enable editing
before you start the presentation.
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Troubleshoot connection and installation issues
Installation fails because Office 2013 isn’t recognized
If your installation is interrupted with the message “Office 2013 was not
found on your machine” even though you have Office 2013, please install
the latest update, which fixes this issue.
Connection problems
If you have trouble connecting to the PC, try the following:
1. On your computer, open the file you want to present and make sure
Office Remote is on (Office Remote > Office Remote > Turn On).
2. Make sure your PC and phone are Bluetooth paired.
If you connected previously, but are now receiving error messages, try
the following:
1. Quit and restart the app on your phone and close and reopen the files on
the PC. When you reopen the files, check the Office Remote tab of the
ribbon to make sure that Office Remote is still on (Office Remote >
Office Remote > Turn On).
2. Try resetting everything. Remove the phone from the PC Bluetooth
settings and delete the computer name from the phone. Turn Bluetooth
off and back on and try pairing again.
TIP: To delete the computer name from the phone, go to your phone's Settings, tap Bluetooth, tap and hold the computer name, and tap delete.
If you still can’t connect, try restarting both the phone and the PC.
