EchoPoll - Individual question setups
After creating a question, it is important that you check out the question options to make sure the relevant settings are selected.
The Question Options panel is displayed alongside the question slide.
Question Options
- Anonymous:
- Participants will NOT have to sign in to join your poll
- Participant's details will NOT be available for you
- Point Value: a grade can be assigned for the question.
Note: If you selected Anonymous, then you can NOT assign a grade to a question. - Indicate the correct answer: participants will receive immediate feedback on their choice
- Answer Labels: three styles are available:
- Capital letter: e.g. A
- Small letter: e.g. a, or
- Number: e.g. 1
- Chart: chart presentation can be displayed:
- vertically,
- horizontally,
- in doughnut chart,
- in pie chart , or
- responses only
- Chart Label: labels on the chart can display the answers or the bullets
- Example of chart labels as answers
- Example of chart labels as bullets
- Chart Values: polling results can be displayed in number (count), or percent.
- Example of chart values as count:
- Example of chart values as percent:
- Chart colors: theme, defined, graded
- Theme: the default option that auto apply the colors for the chart (as can be seen in previous captures)
- Defined:
- Select the Defined option
- Click on the Set Defined Colors button.
- Select the colors for your chart.
- Click on the Apply button.
- Graded: that chart will have different colors for correct (B) and incorrect answers (A, C, D)
- Show results: polling results can be shared with participants After Polling, During Polling, or Don't Show
- After Polling:
- Click on the Add Result Slide button to show the results.
- Optionally, select the relevant chart type.
- Click on the Insert button.
- A result slide will be added after the question slide
- During Polling: Polling results are displayed synchronously on the question slides participants answer the questions.
- Don't Show: Polling results are NOT displayed while participants answer the questions.
- Question Timer: to display the timer for participants during a polling question.
- Show Countdown Timer:
- Check the Show Countdown Timer checkbox
- Enter the relevant timing (e.g. 30)
- Autostart: the countdown starts and stops automatically
Some options can be set up in your EchoPoll account so that they are selected for all of your polling sessions. See the EchoPoll - Preference setups in your account guide for detailed instructions.