How to create a Multiple Choice question?
Web app
How to create a Multiple Choice question in the Web App?
You can find the settings that belong to Multiple Choice questions on the right side of your screen. If you can’t find the settings please read Where can i find the question settings?
It is possible to change the template slide in the web app. You can select three colors when you have the free version and for the other version you have all the colors available. If you want your company branding please read How to change the template style?
What is the “show results” setting?
Enables you to show the answer result as a percentage or a number. The percentage will be calculated as total voters/ vote for option x 100%.
What is maximum votes? (per participant)
Enables you to choose how many times a person can vote for this question.
How to add a timer?
You can select a time limit, this enables you to choose how long participants can take to vote. This option is always enabled for quiz questions. It is disabled for the other styles.
If you want to change other settings but can’t find them you should take a look at Where can I find my general settings?
PowerPoint Add-in
In this paragraph we're going to discuss everything about the open-ended question type that involves the use of the Sendsteps PowerPoint add-in.
How to create a Multiple Choice in PowerPoint
To add the question in your PowerPoint presentation please click on the ‘’Add Question’’ icon on the left side of your sendsteps menu. If you can’t find the Sendsteps tool please read How to find the Sendsteps tool?
What are the Multiple Choice question type settings?
When is voting possible?This option enables you to choose when the audience can vote. The audience can vote when the slide is shown (the answer options) as well as when the result is shown (after revealing what the answer was). The first option is on by default.
How many times can a participant vote
When enabled you have the option to change how many times someone can vote. When disabled there can only be 1 vote per participant. This is also the default setting for this option
100% Stacked bar
When this option is enabled, the result bar will show the result based on votes divided by the number of participants. When it’s off it’s based on votes divided by total votes. The difference is that when enabled it counts the non-voters as well for the percentage. It’s turned off by default.
My audience needs to be able to edit their vote:
This option will send you to the dashboard in the web browser where you can enable the participants to edit their vote/answer. The option is off by default.
How many times can a participant vote
When enabled you have the option to change how many times someone can vote. When disabled there can only be 1 vote per participant. This is also the default setting for this option
100% Stacked bar
When this option is enabled, the result bar will show the result based on votes divided by the number of participants. When it’s off it’s based on votes divided by total votes. The difference is that when enabled it counts the non-voters as well for the percentage. It’s turned off by default.
My audience needs to be able to edit their vote:
This option will send you to the dashboard in the web browser where you can enable the participants to edit their vote/answer. The option is off by default.
What are the display options for Multiple Choice?
How do you want to display votes
This option enables you to show the votes in % or numbers. It’s set to percentage by default.
Display a vote counter on the slide
This will display how many people have voted on the slide itself while the question is asked or the answers are shown. It’s on by default.
Display a participants counter on the slide
Show how many people are participating in the slideshow. It’s on by default.
Apply a limit time to vote of … seconds
This option enables you to select how many seconds someone has to answer the quiz question. The standard is set to 20 and can be turned off, meaning you have all the time in the world.
How do you want to display votes
This option enables you to show the votes in % or numbers. It’s set to percentage by default.
Display a vote counter on the slide
This will display how many people have voted on the slide itself while the question is asked or the answers are shown. It’s on by default.
Display a participants counter on the slide
Show how many people are participating in the slideshow. It’s on by default.
Apply a limit time to vote of … seconds
This option enables you to select how many seconds someone has to answer the quiz question. The standard is set to 20 and can be turned off, meaning you have all the time in the world.
Music settings.
Want to add music to your presentation? Easy! There are three options you can choose from:
- Comforting Beat
- Exciting Quiz
- Playful Quiz
To read more about this setting please go to: How can I change the music option?
Slide design
Your slide design is standard on the basic slide of Sendsteps. If you have a company license this design would be on by default. If you want to change your slide design we have a whole article written about it. Please go to the article What is the slide design option?
Your slide design is standard on the basic slide of Sendsteps. If you have a company license this design would be on by default. If you want to change your slide design we have a whole article written about it. Please go to the article What is the slide design option?
What are the quiz questions options for Multiple Choice?
Click here if you want to know how to get to the option menu in PowerPoint.
Display the leaderboard after this question
This option makes sure you show the scoreboard including the top five of all participants after this question. The display feature is always off in default mode and we recommend having it this way 1-3 times in your presentation depending on the amount of questions.
When turned on the bubble will turn green.
Correct score
Correct score is an option where you can choose between 0, 500 or 1000 points for each question. The default score is 500. You need to move the line to select which of the three options you want. However, selecting 0 points will not include the quiz when you start the presentation.
Display the leaderboard after this question
This option makes sure you show the scoreboard including the top five of all participants after this question. The display feature is always off in default mode and we recommend having it this way 1-3 times in your presentation depending on the amount of questions.
When turned on the bubble will turn green.
Correct score
Correct score is an option where you can choose between 0, 500 or 1000 points for each question. The default score is 500. You need to move the line to select which of the three options you want. However, selecting 0 points will not include the quiz when you start the presentation.
What is a Multiple Choice question type?
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