Create a new poll with PowerPoint Add-in

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In this article we cover:

1. Key points when creating polls for PowerPoint
2. How to set up polls directly from within PowerPoint
3. How to set up polls in the dashboard
4. How to add your polls to the PowerPoint slide deck
5. Adding additional polls
6. Using images in PowerPoint

1. Key points when creating polls for PowerPoint:

• Office 365 Add-in flexibility: Polls can be created directly in PowerPoint or through the Vevox dashboard. Poll titles & correct answers offer rich text editing.
• Supported poll types: All Vevox polling types can be used in PowerPoint, except for demographic polls and before-and-after comparison polls. Demographic polls are only used for Team leaderboards. Spin the Wheel is not currently available in PPT. 
• Multichoice poll displays are in bar chars or pie charts.
• Numeric polls display in normal column charts, number clouds as well as an ordered list (displaying top 5)
• Numeric polls with larger values: If your numeric poll results involve numbers >100, use a number cloud display instead of a column chart display for better visualization.
• 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.

2. Set up a poll 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.

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

From the content selection modal, choose the poll type and enter the question text. You can also add an image. (With a multichoice you can choose between a bar chart or pie chart display. For numeric polls you can choose between a column chart, number cloud or ordered list display.)

Configure poll options such as choice options, correct answers, and rating scales. Multichoice poll choice options can include images. 

Apply default session settings or customize options like:

• Displaying real-time results (great for word or number clouds).
• Showing results only after poll closure.
• Enabling the countdown timer.
• Display votes as a percentage, number of votes or both.

Next, press ‘Save’ to finish the setup. The poll will appear in the task pane. Repeat these steps to add more polls.
All polls can be edited, moved in order, duplicated, or deleted by using the three-dot menu next to each poll. If a poll already has results, you must clear the results before editing it. Alternatively, duplicate the poll and make changes, or create a new poll.

Use the +Add Content to create 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

Now follow the instructions to add the polls to your slide deck.

3. Set up a poll in the 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, Ranking, Rating, Numeric, Text, Pin on image, Pin on choice image , Latex, XY Plot & AI Quiz polls.

You can also add polls from the

1. Question library (including your previously set up polls, sample Vevox polls & account collections from your organization,
2. Use the AI quiz generator
3. Import polls from files or from an Excel template

All polls can be edited, moved in order, duplicated, or deleted.
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 Slide in the task pane. (The first option to add in the task pane will be the joining instructions & Leaderboards.)

Each poll added will generate two slides:

• A question slide
• A results slide Do not delete either slide, as they function as a pair.

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.

5. Adding additional polls

Polls can be added anytime via PowerPoint or the dashboard.

• New polls appear at the bottom of the task pane and can be added using + Add Slide.
• The poll question and result slide pair will appear in your presentation. Reorder them as needed.

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 take up 50% of the content box, while poll results occupy the other 50%.
• Images can be used in multichoice, text, word cloud, ranking, numeric, rating, and XY plot polls.
• Pin on image and Pin on choice image polls require images for answer options.