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Verified User in Leisure, Travel & Tourism

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/1/2021

"It’s just another tool for presentation but not very much productive"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Sway?

More towards webbesed sharing and easy to share Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Sway?

Not as convenient as PowerPoint and other presentation tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Denise M.

Canvas Implementation Coordinator

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/13/2020

"Sway is amazing and intuitive"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Sway?

I am experimented with lots of tools for a project in my postgrad degree and chose Sway for its intuitive (mostly), gorgeous interface and rich set of tools! It is so easy to use and share and without 365 it free so teachers can share it with parents!

2 issues- 1. accessibility is poor and the export to pdf was rendered unusable. This is vital today. 2. It wasn’t until long after I handed in the project that I stumbled on the ability to left justify in some deep place in settings but sooo glad it’s there. This project is on my LinkedIn profile and an Open Education Resource CC-BY-SA-NC (share no commercial) and the edit/font etc could be improved for more professional use.

I love Sway! 💓 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Sway?

As above accessibility, export pdf rendering is unusable, fonts/text editing isn’t flexible enough Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Sway:

Try it for any small thing / you’ll be hooked. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Sway solving and how is that benefiting you?

Multimedia integration, more than boring PowerPoint, And as able to make an interactive mobile app guide with links to other material and videos, all quickly and in the interface - love it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UE

Verified User in E-Learning

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/11/2020

"Sway is Helpful for Web Content Managers"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Sway?

I love that I am able to convert documents for my school's website. Using SWAY makes documents ADA compliant with ease. I am also able to choose how each document looks. There are a variety of options available to change the look of the finished document. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Sway?

I wish some documents could keep their look and formatting. My administrator wants some documents to remain in tact. I have not seen a way to do that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UA

Verified User in Airlines/Aviation

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/1/2020

"Sway your way"

4/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Sway?

Sway is easy to use and has lots of options for templates Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Sway?

Not easy to move cards around - not easy to add video resources Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Natalie Rae P.

Marketing Coordinator

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/22/2019

"Microsoft Sway"

3/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Sway?

I like using the templates on Sway to save time if I'm trying to meet a deadline for a proposal. The templates make it easy to enter information and the layout and design is already in place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Sway?

The templates aren't easily edited. I don't like that I can't move things around easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Jeff A.

Copywriter

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/12/2019

"Powerpoint 2.0 "

4/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Sway?

I've found sway to be like a Powerpoint 2.0 for creating presentations. I like how it's on the internet, so I don't have to download anything, and I like how easily I can share the presentations with team members to collaborate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Sway?

There are pretty much no very good templates to start with, which means you need to create your own or for future use, or spend hours extra just designing the slides. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UE

Verified User in Education Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/15/2019

"Microsoft Sway - Education's new powerpoint"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Sway?

Ease of use. Sway is super easy to use. It is intuitive and makes for great presentations. Students in my class use it for clear presentations on the culinary world.Easy to share. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Sway?

I don't love all of the design choices. Sometimes it is a little glitchy. Mostly, no complaints. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Jessica H.

Teacher

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/8/2019

"Sway to a New Way of Presenting"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Sway?

Sway is very user friendly, looks very professional, is a great way to get information across, and you can include a variety of looks that keeps your presentation exciting and your audience engaged. Another item that is great about Sway is that there are so many pictures that are easily accessible. There is an option to stack images or slides, and they come off in a cool way. Sway makes it easy to put information in, easy to move pictures and words to the way you want, and easy to present with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Sway?

Though it is hard to come up with things that I dislike about Microsoft Sway, I guess I dislike logging in; I am one who is likely to forget my password. Another thing is that I have not figured out how to use a clicker when I present with Sway, but that is something I can easily change. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Sway:

Just try it! It is a great way to present. Sway is an updated and more user friendly version of Microsoft Power Point in my opinion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Sway solving and how is that benefiting you?

A benefit to using Microsoft Sway is that we are able to present in an engaging way. It takes only a few minutes to put together a presentation and I do not fear using this product as I do with other products. As a third grade teacher, even my students can use Sway to present their ideas and research projects. If I was someone in marketing, I feel that Sway would help me present campaigns to others. This is a very versatile software that can be used to present any ideas that you desire. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Neel P.

Medical Student

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/8/2019

"The modern powerpoint, Microsoft Sway does it all"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Sway?

Since Sway is cloud-based, it includes collaboration at ease. You can control whether or not people, who you share a presentation with, have access to share it with others. It also supports OneDrive. Sway, unlike PowerPoint, offers three different layout options for how the content is presented: vertical (like scrolling a website), horizontal (continuous scroll sideways), and Slideshow (aka PowerPoint). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Sway?

Sway is much more limited in available templates compared to PowerPoint. However, you do have the ability to create your own templates for future use, which is very convenient. Also, it can take a little bit of time to adjust to using Sway for your presentations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Sway:

Microsoft Sway is an effective and efficient alternative to using the classic Powerpoint slideshows for presentation purposes. If you are looking for an application that will allow you to seamlessly integrate online videos and other content into your presentations, Sway is the way to go. As opposed to Powerpoint, Sway allows for a more customizable presentation flow with integration of a variety of content. It is also easy to control who is able to see and edit the presentation and limit their ability to share the presentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Sway solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sway makes presentations more modernized, easily shareable and accessible, and gives a nice change of pace when compared to the classic powerpoint presentations. I believe uploading content to the presentations is more seamless with Sway as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Milan M. M.

Owner and Chief Digital Officer (CDO)

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/4/2019

"Still long way to go for this service (or that's just it)"

3/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Sway?

It's relatively easy to work with it - what you build is what the audience on other side will get. It might be that lack of features brings this advantages.

It's part of Office 365 so it is easy to use (one account for all services), and it is well integrated into it, which is a plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Sway?

The service seems to be so long in it's early stage of development, or Microsoft just wants it to be simple - like notepad is. I'm not sure what could be the strategy as the service seems to have not changed much during the last 2 years. Still I would like to see more features coming in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Sway:

Good enough if you want to create online viewable content and share it with someone without having to think how they will see it, do they have the right software to open it etc...

But I think additional features are missing. It will bring complexity but would be more useful tool.

Or else, just use PowerPoint Online or Slides.

I also read that Microsoft is discontinuing the iOS Sway app so pay attention to that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Sway solving and how is that benefiting you?

Quickly create and share content that needs to be presented (online).

But it is really rare occasion as nowadays everyone is using either Office365 or G Suite, so you can share the PowerPoint or Slides in similar way. I've used it just a couple of times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.