Use a slide layout

Do this first. The question then sits in a layout made for it.

  1. Under the slide list, choose Add slide.
  2. The dialog title is Choose a layout. The field says Search layouts…
  3. Choose Interactive Question Slide.
  4. If the question should sit next to an image, choose Interactive Question Slide with Image instead.
  5. If you do not see that layout, choose Show all layouts. Under that card you see Browse everything in a dedicated view.
  6. The slide is added. On it you see Click to add question and Insert interactive question here.
  7. Click Click to add question. The Questions panel opens. Its title is Interactive questions.

Then follow the steps below to add this question type.

Steps

  1. Open the presentation in the editor.
  2. Choose Questions. A panel opens. Its title is Interactive questions.
  3. Open Polls, then choose Open ended.
  4. The question appears on the slide you are on. You do not press Save.
  5. Click the question on the slide. It starts as Ask your question here... Type your own question.
  6. The sidebar title is Open Ended Question. Under Settings it says Collect open-ended responses from your audience.

What you see

The question sits on the slide. When you present live, you read the answers people typed.

What participants do

On their own device, they type their own answer.

When to use it

Use an Open ended question when the answer should be in their own words. A reason, a reflection, or an example from their own work.

Ask for a reason or an example in the question. Read a few answers out loud and use them as the next question.

Settings

Maximum responses per participant is 1. Each person can send one answer. Raise the number if you want more than one from the same person.

Participants can vote on others' responses is off. People only send their own answer. Turn it on if they should also vote on answers other people sent.

Participants can edit their answers is off. A person cannot change what they already sent. Turn it on if they should be able to change it.

Under Show answers, a new Open ended question uses Show answers after a click. The result stays hidden until you click. Switch to Show answers immediately if you want it to appear while people are still answering.

If it does not work

A slide can hold one interactive question. If it already has one, you see One question per slide. The message says Only one interactive question per slide is allowed. Choose Cancel to stay on this slide, or Add to new slide to place this question on a new slide.