Turning Technologies TurningPoint Cloud - Manual (Page 94)

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Polling
The polling function in PowerPoint allows a user to poll an audience with questions embedded directly into the PowerPoint
presentation.
The Polling section covers the following topics:
Resetting a PowerPoint Polling Session or Charts
Continuing a Prior PowerPoint Polling Session
Using the Real-Time Registration Tool
Running a Slide Show
The PowerPoint Polling Showbar
Viewing a Response Grid
Using the Participant Monitor
Messaging
Inserting New Slides During the Presentation
Using Data Slicing
Saving a PowerPoint Polling Session
Resetting a PowerPoint Polling Session or Charts
The reset function in TurningPoint Cloud allows users to prepare the presentation for polling.
WARNING
Once the reset function has been performed, it cannot be undone.
1 Click the Reset icon on the TurningPoint Cloud ribbon.
2 Select one of the following options:
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Session- All of the results from the session file will be reset and all of the participant data will be removed.
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Selected Charts (Slides)- Selected chart(s) will be reset but the session data and participant information will
NOT be removed. When the presentation is run, the previous session data will also be stored in the session file.
3 If Session was selected in the previous step, click Save or Don’t Save to save the current session data.
Next Steps
Now that the session or charts have been reset, a new session can be run. For more information on running a session, see
Running a Slide Show on page 95.
Continuing a Prior PowerPoint Polling Session
TurningPoint Cloud can resume a presentation from a saved session file. New session information is appended to the open
session file. When saved, the polling results are saved in one session file.
1 Click the Continue Prior Session icon from the TurningPoint Cloud ribbon.
2 Select the session file to be continued and click Open.
TurningPoint Cloud opens the previously saved session file.
Next Steps
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