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Adjust the Question, Polling and Scoring options as necessary.

Question Options

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Anonymous - A question marked anonymous does not track participant list
information when polling.

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Bullet Format - The bullet format for the answer choices can be changed from the
drop-down menu.

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Multiple Responses - Multiple responses allow participants to send more than one
response to a question. When this box is checked the following options may be set:
Response Limit, Allow Duplicates and All or Nothing Scoring.

Polling Options

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Show Results - When checked, the chart is displayed after polling.

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First Response Only - When checked, TurningPoint Cloud only accepts the first
response sent by each participant.

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Correct Answer Indicator - A correct answer indicator allows participants to view
the correct answer(s) after polling has been closed.

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Countdown Timer - A countdown timer provides participants with a visual cue that polling is about to close as it
counts down to zero. When the countdown expires, the countdown timer disappears and polling is automatically
closed.

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The response grid displays the participant name by default. As the participants respond, the corresponding box
will change color. If polling with an auto list, it is recommended to change the response grid text to Device ID
Only
in the preferences. As the participants respond a Device ID will appear in the box.

Scoring Options

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Correct Point Value - The point value of the correct answer(s) can be set by entering a value in the box
provided.

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Incorrect Point Value - The point value of the incorrect answer(s) can be set by entering a value in the box
provided.

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Speed Scoring - When checked, point values will decrease relative to the time polling is kept open..

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Show Advanced Scoring - When checked, the answer value and the point value are both displayed. The point
value can be changed by entering a new value in the box provided.

Next Steps

Now that the question type and options have been defined, the question and answer text may be edited. For more information,
see

Editing Question List Content

on page 33.

Short Answer

A short answer question requires participants to respond with a phrase. Only participants using a ResponseCard XR,
ResponseCard NXT, QT Device or ResponseWare may respond to a short answer question.

NOTE

A short answer response can have up to 160 characters in the PowerPoint and Anywhere Polling
environments. In the Self-Paced Polling environment, a short answer response can have up to 16
characters.

Prerequisites

turningtechnologies.com/user-guides

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