BETTER INTERACTION FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION
A little preview
of the PowerVote Quizz toolbar
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1. Keypads management
2. Simulation mode
3. Create a Question slide
4. Create a linked Result slide
5. Create a Result slide
6. Reach linked slide (Question or Result)
7. Control window
8. Vote and presentation advanced settings
9. Commands
10. Votes
11. Help
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1. Keypads management :
allows you to manage the lists of keypads
and to test the receiver and the batteries
2. Simulation mode :
turns on/off the simulation mode
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3. Create a Question slide :
transforms a blank slide
into an interactive question
4. Create a linked Result slide :
adds a results slide right after the
question by copying all the elements
from the question slide
5. Create a Result slide : transforms
a blank slide into a results slide
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6. Reach linked slide (Question or Result) :
allows you to go directly
to the question/result slide
linked with the slide you’re displaying
7. Control window :
allows you to modify the settings
of a question or results slide
8. Vote and presentation advanced
settings : advanced users only
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9. Commands :
allows you to use some features
of PowerVote (advanced users only)
10. Votes : allows you to manage the votes
and the exportation of Excel reports
11. Help : gets you to the tutorials
of PowerVote Quizz 3 (in PDF)
Example of a question with individual
identification in PowerVote Quizz :
1- Create a Question slide
2- Create a first Result slide (graphical results)
3- Create a second Result slide (scoreboard)
4- Plug in & test PowerVote System
5- Make your first vote in slide show
6- Create reports
1- Create a Question slide
New slide
• Add a new slide via « Insert > New slide »
• Choose a slide layout « Title only » :
Indicate PowerVote it is a Question slide
(which is used for the vote)
Click on the Question slide command,
(third on the PowerVote toolbar).
Click Yes
The Question settings windows appears…
The question and the answers
 Question text
 Choose how many
answers you want to
ask
 Choose how many
votes the participants
will be able to cast
 Click on Validate
 If necessary, give some
points to each answer
by double-clicking it
 Click on Build
 Click OK
The Question slide is created
To update or
modify question
and answers,
do it directly
on the slide
You can page the
whole slide as
you want,
like in any MS
PowerPoint
slide…
2- Create a Result slide
Result slide creation
- When on your Question slide, click
on the Create a linked result slide command
(fourth in the PowerVote toolbar).
Click Yes
The Result slide is automatically created…
The Result slide :
To update or
modify question
and answers,
do it directly
on the slide
You can page the
whole slide as
you want,
like in any MS
PowerPoint
slide…
The Result slide :
You can change
the parameters
via the control window
3- Create a scoreboard
Result slide creation
• Add a new slide via « Insert > New slide ».
• Click on the Create a Result slide command
(fifth in the PowerVote toolbar).
Click Yes
The Result slide is automatically created…
Set your Podium - 1
 As Result type,
choose Sum - Ranking
 Select which questions
you want to be related
to your podium
 Make sure that
« Moveable » is selected
Set your Podium - 2
 Define how many
participants you want to be
displayed (Limited to)
 Select Descending to see
who are the top scorers
(or Results non sorted
to have the list
of participants
in alphabetical order)
 Click on Build
 Click OK
 If you don’t want the bars,
make them invisible
(« No Fill » / « No line »)
!! DO NOT ERASE THEM !!
4- Plug in and test
PowerVote System : 1 minute
Plug in PowerVote System :
Take the receiver
Plug it to an USB port :
The receiver green light is on :
Launch keypads management
 Click on the PowerVote toolbar Keypads management
command
 The corresponding
window appears :
Add your own keypads to the list - 1
 Inside the keypads integration menu
click on Automatic
 The keypads integration window appears :
Add your own keypads to the list - 2
 Press any key of the keypads you want to integrate
(as soon as the keypad is received you can do the
same with another one)
- it is displayed inside the current list.
 Click on
STOP
to close the integration process.
 Click then OK to save
the keypads list
5- Make your first vote
in slide show
Go into slide show
 Save the presentation : « File > Save »
 Go into slide show : use
button in the low
MS PowerPoint toolbar or F5 key.
 Go to the Question slide (which has a vote
switch)
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Launch votes process
 Key Space or F9 : the switch is « on » and the receiver light is
blinking yellow ; the vote is launched :
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Use the keypads to make the vote.
Do not forget to validate your choice with the keypad OK key.
(For a quick show of the Smart System keypad use, go to My
Documents\PowerVote Quizz 3\Tools\ « How to use the smart
system keypads » presentation).
 The votes counter shows how many keypads are received :
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Closing the votes
 When all the votes are received,
you can close the vote with the key Space
 Go to the result slide, with the key
 If votes results are now displayed on the
screen …
Well done !
You succeeded in using PowerVote Quizz.
6- Creating a PowerPoint report
Creating a PowerPoint report
• Once the voting session is over,
end the slideshow (Escape key)
• The message « Do you want to save this
session ? » will then appear ; click on Yes
• Via « File > Save As », save your PowerPoint
presentation with a different name
6- Creating an Excel report
Creating an Excel report - 1
• Once the voting results are saved
(« Do you want to save this session ? »  Yes),
click on « Votes »  « Export session to MS Excel »
On the window that opens, click on « Change »
Creating an Excel report - 2
• Select the « Synthesis » report
(in C:\Program Files\PowerVote\Quizz 3E\Export\Synthesis.xls)
• Click on « Start export to MS Excel »
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the Question parameters
To modify the parameters of a question,
click on the Control window :
The « zQ: » indicates that it is indeed a question
slide. If you don’t have it, then you’re not on a
Question slide.
More information about…
the Question parameters
 The Score tab :
allows you to choose
the mode of
calculation of the
scores (cf. next slide)
and to use the time
as the element
of differenciation
in case of an ex-aequo
More information about…
the Question parameters
 Accumulate scores of voted responses :
The most common way of calculating scores.
The points of each answer given by participants are
accumulated.
 Only correct responses voted, otherwise nil score :
You have to give ALL the answers with a positive
score and ONLY the answers with a positive score,
otherwise you gain 0 point.
 Classify responses according to preference :
It automatically gives a coefficient to the answers
according to the voting order.
 Order responses correctly :
To have the points, you have to give the correct
sequence of answers.
More information about…
the Question parameters
 The Advanced tab :
allows you to modify
some parameters
regarding the votes
counter and timing
Votes timing : time
after which the vote
closes automatically
Automatic vote : time
after which the vote
starts automatically
More information about…
the Question parameters
Regarding the Votes timing :
if you want to display
an animation to show
how much time is left
for the voting, you can do so
by using the
« Vote animation » option
in the « Commands » item
in the PowerVote toolbar.
Some animations are available in :
C:\Program Files\PowerVote\Quizz 3E\Vote animations
More information about…
the Question parameters
 The Votes checking
tab : allows you
to parameter a grid
showing who has
already voted
(select « Activated »
and then « Display »)
You may parameter
the cell size, the
position of the first
cell, the number of
cells by line and the
color of the cells
More information about…
the Results parameters
To modify the parameters of a results slide,
click on the Control window :
The « zR: » indicates that it is indeed a results slide.
If you don’t have it, then you’re not on a results slide.
More information about…
the Results parameters
Result type:
 Simple :
shows the results
of one question
 Sum/Ranking :
podiums
 Cross-sort :
shows the results
of two questions –
crossing a question
with another one
(demographic parameter)
More information about…
the Results parameters
 Scatter plots :
shows the results
of two questions –
positioning up to 7 items
on a diagram according
to 2 criteria (1 criterion
per question)
 Mirror :
shows the results of two
questions – comparison
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the Results parameters
 Synthesis :
shows the results
of several questions
 Success rate :
shows the participants’
total score per question
for one or several
questions
More information about…
the Results parameters
The « Graph display » tab :
 Type of histograms :
• Histograms
• Pie chart – MS Graph
 Bars :
• Horizontal bars
• Vertical bars
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the Results parameters
 Format of histograms :
• 2D display
• 3D display
• Correct answer model
• 3 models according to
the answers: positive
score / without points /
negative score
 Bars position :
• Right of responses
• Inserted under
responses
 Change bars colour
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the Results parameters
 Size adjusted to […] %
by default
 Values :
• Displayed
• Not displayed
 Values position :
• Set to the right of
histograms
• Moveable
 Values type :
• Percentage
• Numbers
More information about…
the Results parameters
The « Advanced » tab :
 Responses texts :
displays the same
answers texts as in the
linked question slide
 Automatic layout :
distributes the responses
and bars according to the
responses position in the
linked question slide
 Result display :
displays the results…
• By response
• By participant
• Participants by
response
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the Keypads management window
The « Keypads and participants » tab :
 Keypads :
allows you to…
• open an existing list
• save a new list
• print out a list
• clear the existing list
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the Keypads management window
 Keypads integration :
• Automatic :
add keypads
by pressing a key
• Individual :
add a new keypad
with participant info
• Serial :
add automatically
a series of keypads
More information about…
the Keypads management window
The « Receiver » tab :
 Receiver checking :
allows you to test
if the receiver is well
connected
 Battery checking :
allows you to test
the batteries of the
keypads
 Channels
management :
allows you to change
the channels of the
receiver and the
keypads
(advanced users only)
Checking the batteries
Checking the batteries - 1
 Click on the PowerVote toolbar Keypads management
command
 Go on the « Receiver » tab, then click on « Battery
checking »
Checking the batteries - 2
 You will be asked to push on any button of each keypad
which you want to check, then click on « OK »
 On each keypad will be displayed the battery status
(it will disappear after a few seconds)
Between 30 and 90  OK
Under 30  change batteries