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In this article we cover:
- Key points when creating polls for PowerPoint
- Create polls directly from within PowerPoint
- Create polls in the Vevox dashboard
- How to add your polls to the PowerPoint slide deck
- Adding additional polls
- Using images in PowerPoint
1. Key points when creating polls for PowerPoint:
- Create polls in your Vevox dashboard or create them from the Vevox side panel directly within PowerPoint.
- Supported poll types: All Vevox poll types can be used in PowerPoint.
- Unsupported content types: Non-polling content such as Vevox presentation content, Spin the wheel and Timer display are not supported. Real-time analysis such as demographic splits, Before and after comparisons and AI word cloud analysis are also not supported in PowerPoint.
- Correct answers and explanations: You can set up correct answers for all poll types, but correct answer explanations won’t appear on the results slide, only the participant app. Add a standard PowerPoint slide right after the results slide to display the correct answer explanation.
- Countdown timer: The countdown timer in PowerPoint polls doesn’t include sound, so keep this in mind when presenting.
- Auto link to the same session: Your PowerPoint slide deck will always remember what specific Vevox session you were connected to and reconnect to the same one.
2. Create polls directly from within PowerPoint
Creating polls in PowerPoint follows the same methods as creating polls in the dashboard, but the setup happens in the side panel of PowerPoint. Polls created in PowerPoint automatically sync with the Vevox dashboard session.
Open PowerPoint and connect to your session. If you haven't created a session yet, click the + sign to create one.
If you have a session set up already (with or without polls), click on the session name.
A task pane will open on the right. Start the session if it is not already started.
Click on the ‘+Add Content’ button
Choose the poll type and enter the question text. You can also add an image.
Configure poll options such as choice options, correct answers. All changes are saved automatically.
Apply default session settings or customize options when you click on the gear icon:
- Displaying real-time results (great for word or number clouds).
- Showing results only after poll closure.
- Enabling the countdown timer and custom time.
- Display results as a percentage or number of votes.
- Adjust the scoring from standard (1 point per correct answer) to advanced scoring options if you have a correct answer set up.
The Countdown timer music is not currently supported in PowerPoint. The countdown clock will still display in PowerPoint but there will be no sound.
Next, press ‘Save’ to keep the settings. The Question Preview will display and autosave the changes. Click the correction mark (Done) icon to save it and exit the preview mode. Repeat these steps to add more polls.
The polls will now appear in the task pane.
All polls can be edited or moved in order. Click on the poll to select it. Then select the edit (pencil) icon to enter the edit mode.
Duplicate or delete a poll by using the ellipse next to each poll.
Use the +Add Content to import questions from
- the Question library including:
- your previously created polls
- sample content from Vevox
- account collections set up by your organization
- or use the AI quiz generator
- or import polls from a file
Use the hamburger button in the My previous questions to see all the options.
Read these instructions on how to use the AI Quiz generator and apply it to the side panel in PPT.
Now follow the instructions to add the polls to your slide deck.
Note that standard information slides (without polls) can be added anywhere to the slide deck. They can be used for training content or explaining correct answers. Ensure that those slides are not placed in between a poll pair (question slide and results slide).
3. Create polls in the Vevox dashboard
Create a session in the dashboard.
Add your polls to the session. (Click on each polling type to see the instructions on how to create them in the dashboard. Make sure to set up your polls in the same session.) Multichoice, Word Cloud, Text, Ranking, Matching, Numeric, Rating, XY Plot, Pin on image and Pin on choice image.
Open PowerPoint and connect to the session. The task pane will display all polls from the dashboard.
Now follow the instructions below to add the polls to your slide deck.
4. Adding polls to PowerPoint slide decks
Steps to add polls to slides:
Click +Add in the task pane on the poll that you want to add to your presentation.
Each poll added will generate two slides:
- A question slide.
- A results slide. Do not delete either slide, as they function as a pair.
Hover over the poll type icon for the checkbox to appear and select what poll(s) you want to add to your slide deck.
If a poll slide is missing, a warning message will appear saying 'Required Vevox slide(s) missing'. Delete the incomplete slide and re-add the poll.
To add all polls at once, select 'Select All' and click Add Slides.
Remember to invite your participants to your session before you present your polls in PowerPoint.
All poll data is saved in your slide deck and backed up in the Vevox dashboard ready to share or use for reporting back.
5. Adding additional polls
Additional polls can be added anytime via PowerPoint or the dashboard as long as the PowerPoint is connected to the same Vevox session.
- New polls appear at the bottom of the task pane and can be added using + Add.
- The poll question and result slide pair will appear in your presentation. Reorder them as needed.
- Press the View Slide in the task pane - it will take you to the poll in the slide deck.
6. Using images in PowerPoint polls
Watch this video on how to add images to choice options in a multichoice poll.
Polls with images in question titles or choice options are automatically pulled into PowerPoint.
- Images (for question titles) take up 50% of the content box, while poll results occupy the other 50%.
- Images can be used in multichoice, text, word cloud, ranking, matching, numeric, rating, and XY plot polls.
- Pin on image and Pin on choice image polls require images for answer options.