Overview
Unfortunately, the Mentimeter plugin does not seem to work smoothly with the current version of Microsoft PowerPoint that we have at the University, therefore, we do not recommend using these tools together, but separately. For more information about our investigation with the plugin, please contact Digital Education.
What workarounds can I use?
Re-create the presentation in Mentimeter
We understand it can be confusing and difficult to swap between windows during your in-class lecture/seminar, therefore, our suggestion would be to re-create your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation to Mentimeter presentations as Mentimeter also allows you to display static and not just interactive content in an aesthetic way. Before you do this, please carefully consider which of your presentations you would like to convert, as the goal is not to stop using Microsoft PowerPoint completely, but to use these tools appropriately by paying great attention to their purpose and the learning objectives you defined under your module.
Import your presentation into Mentimeter
You could also upload your PowerPoint presentation to Mentimeter. In this case, each PPT slide will be uploaded as a separate image slide in Mentimeter which means that you will have as many image slides in Mentimeter as many slides you have in PowerPoint.
Please note, we only recommend uploading the PPT presentation once it is finalised as you will not be able to directly adjust the content in Mentimeter.
For more information about how to do this, please visit the following help material.
Embed your presentation in Mentimeter
You could also embed your PowerPoint presentation in Mentimeter. This is a very similar method to the import process but the main difference is that the PPT slides will be added to a single slide in Mentimeter (where you can navigate through the PPT slides one-by-one) and any adjustments you make to the PPT slides will be right away visible in Mentimeter too.
Please note, this method can be only used if you upload your PPT presentation into PowerPoint online (web version) as this process is not supported by the desktop application.
For more information about how to do this, please visit the following help material.
