
All the information about how to create a quiz in PowerPoint & Web App
How to Create a Quiz in Sendsteps?
Create a Quiz from Scratch
This guide walks you through creating and presenting a quiz using Sendsteps, starting from scratch.
✅ Step 1: Log in to Sendsteps
- Visit web.sendsteps.com and log in to your account.
- You’ll be directed to your library.
✏️ Step 2: Create a New Presentation
- Click the “Start from blank” button.
❓ Step 3: Add a Quiz Question
- Click “+ Add Question”.
- Choose the “Quiz” option.
- Fill in:
- Question (e.g. "What is the capital of France?")
- Answer options (mark the correct one by checking the box)
🎨 Step 4: Customize Your Slide
- Use the right-hand panel to:
- Change colors or fonts
- Add an image or background
- Preview your slide to make sure everything looks good.
📤 Step 5: Present or Share the Quiz
- Click “Present” or “Share”.
- Present mode: Participants join in real time using the link or QR code.
- Share: You can create a shareable link which can be claimed by other people
📊 Step 6: Track Responses
- After participants submit their answers, go to the Results tab.
- You can:
- View live responses
- Download the results as a CSV or PDF
- Display a leaderboard if enabled
What are the Quiz settings in the Web App?
What is the show results as setting?
Enables you to show the answer result as % or numbers. The % will be calculated as total voters/ vote for option x 100%.
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.
What are the settings for Quiz in Web App?
How to change the template slide?
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?
PowerPoint Add-in
All the information about quiz that can be used in the Sendsteps PowerPoint add-in.
How to create a Quiz in PowerPoint?
What type of questions can you use with the Quiz type?
In the web app we have a few inspirational questions that you can use as a format for your quiz question. We recommend that you use the quiz as a conversation starter or to take a quick test.
What are the display options for Quiz?
How do you want to display votes
This option enables you to show the votes in percentage or a number. It’s set to percentage by default.
Display a vote counter on the slide
This will show 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.
What are the audience options for Quiz?
When is voting possible?
This option enables you to choose when the audience can vote. The audience can vote when the slide is displayed (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
Do not activate this setting. A quiz should be played with only 1 option to choose because there is only 1 correct answer.
My audience needs to be able to edit their vote:
This option will send you through to the dashboard in the web browser where you can activate that the participants can edit their vote/answer. The option is off by default.
Music settings
Want to add music to your presentation? Easy! There are three options you can choose from:
- Comforting Beat
- Exciting Quiz
- Playful Quiz
What is a Quiz?
You can use the quiz for basically everything, no matter if it's for a break, a border meeting or a test question for a subject of your choice. The quiz question can be used to quickly test the knowledge of your participants. With the information you get from a quiz you can analyze if the participants make progress and understand what you are talking about. It can also be used in a fun way to release the stress level of participants or a quick breath of air between all the information given during your presentation. In this article we are going to explain how you can use the quiz question and what options belong to the quiz question.
Other question types