The elevated demand for portrait mode content material has been pushed by the recognition of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. As individuals have adjusted to consuming content material of their cellphone’s native vertical orientation, instruments optimized for portrait content material creation should comply with swimsuit.

Microsoft acknowledged this “shift towards mobile-first content creation” alongside its announcement. Now, Office Insiders utilizing PowerPoint Mobile on iOS can change out and in of portrait mode when creating and enhancing slides. 

Microsoft Powerpoint’s new portrait mode is restricted to Apple units for now, so maintain tight Android customers.