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 Points.
  4. It 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. In the sidebar, open Answer options. You see Item 1 and Item 2. Under the heading it says Distribute 5, 10 or 15 points and see which answer option scores best. Replace each option with your own text.
  7. To add an option, choose Add option. The button shows the count, for example Add option 2/6. You can have up to 6 options. You need at least 2.

What you see

The question and the options sit on the slide. When you present live, you see which option received the most points.

What participants do

On their own device, they split the points across the options. The total they can give is the number in Maximum amount of points.

When to use it

Use Points when people have to weigh a few options against each other. A Poll shows a single choice. Points shows what they would give up to put more weight on something else.

Talk about why one option received the points, and which option lost out because of that.

Settings

Open Settings on the Points question.

Maximum amount of points is 10 points. Each person splits 10 points across the options. You can switch it to 5 points or 15 points.

Visualization type starts as Bar. These buttons change the chart. Their names are Bar, Vertical bar, Stacked bar, Ranking, Numeric, Donut, Pie, and Dots.

Show results as is Percentage (%). You see the split as a share of the answers. Switch it to Number if you want the count instead.

Time limit is off. People can answer for as long as the question stays open. Turn it on to close answers after 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, or 2 minutes.

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 Points 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 the Points question on a new slide.