What’s happening?
If you use Vevox polls in your PowerPoint presentations, please note that a newer version of the Vevox add-in is now available.
The new add-in is available to use now in PowerPoint on LJMU PCs.
While you can still use the older version for now, it will be discontinued at the end of September 2024. From that point onward, only the new version will be available.
Understanding the difference between the old and new add-ins
The ‘old’ way to add polls to PowerPoint was using the options under the Vevox tab:
Whereas the ‘new’ way to add polls is using the ‘Insert Poll’ button on the Vevox section of the Home tab:
Some benefits of the new add-in:
The new 365 Add-in carries a lot more functionality.
- It integrates with PowerPoint Presenter View.
- It works on Mac.
- It allows Latex polls.
Furthermore, the new Add-in:
- Allows for all polling Types that are available within the Vevox dashboard to also be run from within the 365 PPT Add-in (the previous legacy add-in was limited to a few polling question types).
- The 365 PowerPoint Add-in allows for dynamic & live results (Except for the Word Cloud question which will be coming soon).
- Offers multiple workflows, allowing users to either import questions from already created Vevox sessions directly into your PowerPoint deck, or create them from scratch from within the Add-in itself in PowerPoint.
- Offers better compatibility for theming options within PowerPoint and does a better job at fitting around existing content and slide master layouts.
- Integrates better and more seamlessly into PowerPoint due to it being a native Microsoft 365 PPT Plug in
- Allows you to create new Vevox sessions directly from within PowerPoint as well as find existing sessions much more easily.
Preparing for September: Do I Need to Do Anything for the New Version?
Users should not need to do anything specific to their existing PowerPoint Decks in order to transition away from it and to the new add-in.
However, you may want to run Vevox polls at least once from all of the legacy PowerPoint Decks for which you wish to keep the questions for, as they will be pushed through to the connected Vevox session, and therefore will be able to be accessed by the new add-in.
If you would like to contact us about this change, please raise a ticket via helpme.ljmu.ac.uk
Further resources
You may find the following resources useful:
- Accessing Vevox Add-in from an LJMU managed PC – This gives guidance on how to log into the new version of the add-in.
- Introducing Vevox PowerPoint Plugin Update -For PC & Mac (Staff) – Our previous blog post which introduced the upcoming changes to the Vevox add-in, and gives further guidance on how to create your Vevox account.
- Vevox Staff Page – Our Vevox page which links to more guides, videos, good practice and ways to get support.