Use Poll Everywhere for Windows PowerPoint only. This is the same application installed on the presentation PC in McMillian. Do not use Poll Everywhere for O365.
With Poll Everywhere for Windows PowerPoint, you can seamlessly include your Poll Everywhere activities in your PowerPoint presentations by embedding them as slides.
- Step 1: Download the Poll Everywhere for Windows PowerPoint app.
- Step 2: Locate and double-click the pollev.exe file you downloaded.
- (It’s usually found in your Downloads folder depending on how you have your browser configured.
- Step 3: Click the Install button to begin the installation process
With Poll Everywhere for Windows you can insert activities directly into PowerPoint. From simple activities like Multiple choice and Word cloud, to Surveys and even Competitions, a few clicks will get you up and running. You can also create new activities from within the app without having to leave your presentation and log into the website. Follow the steps below to get your presentation deck set up and begin interacting with your audience.
Step 1: Open a new or existing PowerPoint presentation.
Step 2: Click the Poll Everywhere tab.
Step 3: If you are not yet logged in, click the login button. (If you are already logged in, skip to Step 5.)
Step 4: Sign in using your Poll Everywhere credentials. (If you do not yet have a Poll Everywhere account, the login window has a tab where you can sign up for a free account.)
Advancing Slides: To advance the slides you will need to use the arrows on the keyboard or the clicker available in the classroom.
If you continue to have trouble please gather your logs and contact Poll Everywhere Support.
Power Point Protected View Issue
Issue: The Poll Everywhere PowerPoint add-in is incompatible with PowerPoint’s Read-Only and Protected views, but when you download a PowerPoint to the instructor station in the classroom, it will automatically open in Protected view (a Windows security feature). In our testing, we discovered that this conflict might cause error messages that cause PowerPoint to freeze.
Solution: A workaround would be to download the PowerPoint, right-click on the file, go to the file properties and check the box to “unblock” the file under the security settings. You would then be able to open and run the PowerPoint.
Windows and MacOS Presenter View Issue
Issue: Most of time, Poll Everywhere works well in Presenter View in Windows & MacOS PowerPoint. However, this support varies in different contexts. Please read through the troubleshooting guide below to help resolve Presenter View issues.
General known issues
- Poll Everywhere activities can not be controlled from Presenter View.
- Non-active Poll Everywhere slides appear blank.
- Poll Everywhere activities do not refresh on Presenter View.
Disable Windows Presenter View
- In PowerPoint, click the Slide Show tab and uncheck the "Use Presenter View" option.
- Use regular Slide Show mode to present your content and Poll Everywhere activities.
Display issues during MacOS Presenter View
If you are having trouble displaying your activities, or if your activities are displaying on the wrong screen while using the Poll Everywhere for MacOS presentation application, you might be able to solve the problem using the Force Monitor Selection command.
How to Present a Lecture in the Auditoriums
Simple
- Connect your flash drive to the USB Cable
- Right click on Start and click on File Explorer and find your flash drive.
- Download File to the desktop
- Open file in PowerPoint. Sign into PowerPoint
- Sign into Poll Everywhere
- Present your lecture
Detailed
- Connect your flash drive to the USB Cabl
- Right click on Start and click on File Explorer and find your flash drive.
- Find your lecture and drag to the desktop
- Click on PPT to open
- If Poll Everywhere presentations are present in the PowerPoint, window will pop up “This presentation is in Protected mode” Click Remove Protected Flag. Instructions will pop up in Chrome. You can either read or dismiss.
- Sign into PowerPoint with BCM email address
- Sign into Windows Security with BCM username and password
- Click Enable Editing
- Click on the Poll Everywhere tab and log in with username and password
- Present your lecture
- Connect the HDMI cable to your Laptop or use Air Media
Simple
- Open Chrome to get to Email or OneDrive
- Download File to the desktop
- Open file in PowerPoint. Sign into PowerPoint
- Sign into Poll Everywhere
- Present your lecture
Detailed
- Open Chrome
- Go to office.com – click sign in (with Microsoft) in the upper right corner
- Sign in through Azure (Microsoft BCM Page)
- Sign in through SSO
- Click on MS Outlook or OneDrive to access PPT
- Download to computer.
- Right-click on Start and click on File Explorer
- Click on Downloads
- Find your lecture and drag to the desktop
- Click on PPT to open
- If Poll Everywhere presentations are present in the PowerPoint, window will pop up “This presentation is in Protected mode” Click Remove Protected Flag. Instructions will pop up in Chrome. You can either read or dismiss.
- Sign into PowerPoint with BCM email address
- Sign into Windows Security with BCM username and password
- Click Enable Editing
- Click on the Poll Everywhere tab and log in with username and password
- Present your lecture
LOG OUT
- In PowerPoint - Click on user profile in the upper right corner of the application and choose Sign Out
- In Google Chrome - tab with Email or OneDrive – Click on user profile in the upper right corner of the browser and choose Sign Out
- If the user doesn't log out, then anyone can access their BCM account: email, documents, calendar…