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PowerPoint Polling content is simply a PowerPoint slide with the ability to dynamically display information based on the
responses from the participants.
This section covers the following topics:
Converting a PowerPoint Slide into a Multiple Choice Polling Slide
Converting a Multiple Choice Slide into a Demographic Slide
Slide Types and Slide Preferences
Inserting a Polling Slide
Creating content in PowerPoint is similar to the way content was created in previous versions of TurningPoint Cloud software.
1
From the TurningPoint Cloud ribbon, click the New icon and select a slide type.
There are 10 slide types available. For more information, see
on page 68. For information on how to change the chart type, see
Inserting a Chart/Changing the Chart Type
2
Enter the question text and answer text (if applicable).
3
Repeat steps 1 and 2 as many times as needed to create the PowerPoint Polling
presentation.
4
When finished, save the presentation by selecting File > Save/Save As.
Next Steps
Enhance the presentation by adding
on page 75 or
on page 82 slides to
help increase participation. Also, try using the
on page 86 available on the TurningPoint Cloud ribbon.
Converting a PowerPoint Slide into a Multiple Choice Polling Slide
An ordinary PowerPoint slide can be converted into a multiple choice polling slide by adding a chart to a slide that is formatted
as Title and Text or Title and Content. There can be up to 10 items in the list of answers. The question/title and the list of
answers/numbered list must be in two separate boxes in order for the conversion to work properly.
1
Select the slide or slides in the presentation that you want to convert into a polling slide or slides.
2
From the TurningPoint Cloud ribbon click the Objects icon, mouse over Charts or Animated Chartsand select the
desired chart type.
The answer list is re-numbered according to the TurningPoint Cloud preferences. The bullet format can be modified in
the preferences. For more information, see
3
Repeat step 2 to convert additional PowerPoint slides.
4
When finished, save the presentation by selecting File > Save/Save As.
Next Steps
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