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 Activities, then choose Sorting.
  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. Open Elements to sort. The list starts as Prehistory, Ancient History, Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Modern history. Under the heading it says Enter one element per row, in the correct order. The order in this list is the order you treat as correct. Replace the rows with your own.
  7. To add a row, choose New element. You can have from 2 to 10 elements.

What you see

The question sits on the slide. When you present live, you see the order people chose.

What participants do

On their own device, they drag the items into the order they think is right.

When to use it

Use Sorting when the order itself is the answer. Steps in a process, a timeline, or a procedure.

Ask why one step comes before another. That tells you more than the final order alone.

Settings

Open Presenter.

Show results as is Individual combinations. You see each person's order. Switch it to Aggregated (positions) to see a grid. The line for that choice says Show a matrix of how many people placed each answer in each position.

Show the correct order is off while Show results as is Individual combinations. Turn it on to also show the order you wrote. The line under the box says When answers are on the presenter, also show the authored order.

Under Show answers, a new Sorting 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.

Open Settings.

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 on. A person can change what they already sent. Turn it off if you want the first answer to stay.

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 Sorting question on a new slide.