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Slido for PowerPoint Error: "You appear to be offline. Check your internet connection."

I followed steps from video to download add-in. As soon as I open PowerPoint, Slido icon says I’m offline. The error never goes away even if I logout of Slido and back in again. I am most definitely not offline. Has anyone seen this error before? Thanks.

What can I do if my polls are not showing up in PowerPoint?

I have PPT slides that have embedded live polls and Q&A windows. I have tested this presentation before, and everything worked. Currently, when I run the slides -- using the “Present with Slido” button -- the polls do not show in the presentation. It just shows the placeholder slide.For this sa...

Will the PowerPoint plugin work after Office365 upgrade?

Hello,I have a user who is currently using PowerPoint 2010, and they are scheduled to be upgraded to Office 365. Will this disrupt the user’s use of Slido, and does Slido support Office 365? Kind regards,Marco

Can we share a PowerPoint presentation on MS Teams?

Hello. I’m using Slide for Powerpoint (Beta) and it’s working perfectly.When I share my presentation on MS Teams I have 2 options but one of them doesn’t work.share my screen - slido works share just powerpoint - slido doesn’t load.best regardsHugo

What to do if PowerPoint plugin is not appearing?

Hi! I had installed slido for PPT and it was working perfectly, then I was collaborating on a PPT w/ a colleague, and their version of PPT is different than mine… so after they had edited the slides, the slido plugin no longer worked. I have un-installed and re-installed it 4+ times, and I still ca...

What URLs does Slido for Powerpoint use?

Hello,we use a proxy device for Internet access, does anyone know what urls the slido add on uses to connect?We are able to connect to slido from any browser without any problems.When we try to connect via powerpoint, it needs further authentication.We have allowed https://powerpoint-addin.sli.do Th...

In need of Powerpoint for a Mac!

Hello! Is there any integration of Slido in Powerpoint on a Mac?

Unlink someone elses SLIDO

Hi,How can I unlink a SLIDO that was created in someone elses account? I need to use the same PowerPoint slides (that I created) but with my own SLIDO.I no longer have access (as a “collaborator”) to the other SLIDO, but it keeps corrupting all my new slides!Would appreciate urgent response - need t...

What to do if PowerPoint plugin does not show all the events?

Hi,I was going to insert a poll into an already existing presentation using the PowerPoint plugin. When I press the button, on the right side of the screen I can’t see all the events I have in my (free) account. I see only one of them.If I do the same steps in a fresh presentation everything works f...

Slido Powerpoint - Polling Add-in

Interesting issue we are experiencing and wondering if anyone else has seen this. On a Windows laptop, running PowerPoint 2010 the Slido Powerpoint plug-in works great unless you are an admin level user on the PC. Has anyone seen this?

Slido in Powerpoint does not start in Teams presentation mode

Hi,I installed the Powerpoint-AddIn today (24th of January 21) but Slido is not automatically starting in ppt when I share it in presetation mode via Teams. When I share my desktop. It works. I understood from other discussions that this bug was known an that there was a bug fix by a higer slido ver...

Slido green button does not appear in the Home bar

I installed “Slido for Windows 0.17.1.1417.2102171556.msi” for Office 365 Pro Plus, and the Slido green button does appear in the Home bar. When I installed the same Slido version for Office 365 Enterprise, the Slido green button does not appear in the Home bar. Got the error message below:Location:...

Bumping out of presenter view in PowerPoint

I’m using presenter mode for PowerPoint and when I get to the Slido slide it pops out of presenter mode into a full screen display. When I press the arrow key to move to the next slide I am no longer in presenter mode, all I see is the full slide screen. Has anyone else encountered this issue? Thank...

Event code does not appear in live PowerPoint

The-Business-School-Course-Rep-Training.pptx (live.com)We want students to click the PP and be able to access the interactive slido content and code??It never shows the code, it always just shows the question with no option to join in?

"Start Presenting to Display the Poll Results on this Slide"

I’ve integrated Slido with Powerpoint and set up some polls, including word clouds, ratings and open text. However, when I start the presentation, I reach the Slido poll and while the sidebar shows the results, the corresponding slide simply has “Start the Presenting to Display the Poll Results on t...

Is there a way to eliminate "Get Ready" in quizzes?

I created a quiz in powerpoint, with normal slide interspersed between the Slido quiz slides. If a normal slide separates 2 Slido quiz slides then, the audience first sees “Get Ready” on the screen (see image) and the presenter needs to click again. “Get Ready” is not shown between consecutive Sli...

Same event, different PowerPoint slides

Can different PowerPoint presentations refer to the same Slido event? I am planning to use in class. Sometimes, I’m not 100% sure how much will be covered in a single lecture. If I get to the end of one PowerPoint presentation, and want to start the next, can both of those presentations refer to th...

Powerpoint Slide Transitions setting

For smoother transition between Powerpoint slides and Slido questions, I have found that it is best to set the Transition on your Slido slides, to none rather than fade or anything else. Otherwise you will see the Slido placeholder first before Slido loads the question webpage because that operatio...

Powerpoint saved on a Teams file site will not activate Slido questions

I have a Powerpoint deck shared on a Teams files shared drive. I inserted Slido questions to the Powerpoint deck. However, when I download the deck to my desktop and try to present, the Slido questions do not activate. Anyone know a fix/workaround? I have the Slido Powerpoint tool downloaded to my c...

Transition from older PowerPoint integration version

I have been using the previous PowerPoint integration (beta). Do I have to do anything to the Powerpoint files that already contain Slido polls to allow them to work in the new version?

Slido green button does not appear in the Home bar

The Slido green button does not appear in the Home bar for me. I’ve downloaded Slido for Powerpoint three times and installed (and uninstalled, and reinstalled) it three times. I’ve restarted PowerPoint every time. I’m running Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016 (PowerPoint Version 2010, Build 13...

Slido for Windows | suppress autoupdate

How can we suppress the autoupdate on the clinet? We use MS SCCM for the app deployment.When closing the app or PowerPoint it tries to make an update. Can this be suppressed, as the users have no right to install apps on their clients.?Thanks

How do I unlink an event from PPTX presentation?

Hello Team,I wonder how can I unlink the event from the presentation? So far I don’t see any related option in the PowerPoint plugin to do it. Will you please let me know how to do it?

Can I use the same PowerPoint presentation with polls for multiple events?

Hello, I have a presentation I want to use at multiple events. Can I use the same poll slides and code for every event? If so, how do I do that? Thank you!

Presenting a powerpoint

Hi, I have a quick question, I’m using Slido in my zoom account.I just have this issue on my recording where the powerpoint is not showing instead I’m seeing a QR code. It only happens in a specific part of the recording.

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