The Mentimeter add-in for PowerPoint works on any Mentimeter plan (Free, Basic, Pro, and Enterprise), but only in the PowerPoint desktop app. The add-in does not work in PowerPoint online (the web version) or in PowerPoint Live.
How do I install the Mentimeter add-in for PowerPoint?
Download the Mentimeter add-in from the Office 365 store here. Installation requires an Office 365 account and PowerPoint version 2111 on Windows (16.55 on Mac) or later.
How do I add the Mentimeter Add-in to a slide into my PowerPoint presentation?
Open your PowerPoint presentation and add a new blank slide.
Click the Home tab.
Select My Add-ins (far right in the ribbon menu).
Click More Add-ins and select the Mentimeter add-in.
The Mentimeter add-in appears on your PowerPoint slide as an interactive image. You can move it and resize it like any other slide object.
How do I log in to Mentimeter from the PowerPoint add-in?
Once the add-in is on your slide, it shows a login screen. Enter your work email and password, then click Log in. You can also click Log in with SSO if your organization uses single sign-on, or use the Google or Microsoft login buttons. If you've forgotten your password, click Forgot password.
New to Mentimeter? Use the Sign up button at the bottom of the screen to create an account directly from the add-in.
How do I choose which Mentimeter presentation (Menti) to use?
After logging in, the add-in shows a picker window listing your Mentimeter presentations. Select the Menti (Mentimeter presentation) whose slides you want to use in this PowerPoint file.
Note: Each PowerPoint file can only use slides from one Mentimeter presentation. Before you start, make sure all the interactive slides you want in this deck are in the same Menti. To switch to a different Menti later, see "How do I change which Menti a PowerPoint file uses?" below.
How do I pick which Mentimeter slide appears on a PowerPoint slide?
After selecting your Menti, the add-in shows the slides in that Mentimeter presentation. Click the Mentimeter slide you want to display on the current PowerPoint slide. It is then embedded and will run live when you present.
How do I add more Mentimeter slides to the same PowerPoint deck?
To add another interactive slide, add a new PowerPoint slide and select Add Menti slides from the add-in menu. Repeat for each Mentimeter slide you want in the deck. All of them must come from the same Menti.
How do I change which Menti a PowerPoint file uses?
Click Replace this slide in the add-in. The slide picker opens again, showing the slides from your currently selected Menti. If you pick a slide from a different Menti, a warning appears: "Adding slides from another Menti will remove the ones previously added from [title of your current Menti]." Confirming removes all previously embedded slides from that Menti, so you'll need to re-add any slides you still want from the new one.
Recommendation: avoid mixing slides from multiple Mentis in one PowerPoint file. Each Menti has its own join code, so your audience would have to join twice.
Can I edit my Mentimeter questions from inside PowerPoint?
Not directly inside PowerPoint, but you can jump straight to the editor. Click Open Menti to edit in the add-in. This opens the Mentimeter presentation in your web browser, where you can change questions, adjust slides, or add new Mentimeter slides. Any changes you save in the browser are automatically reflected in your PowerPoint deck.
How do I control a Mentimeter slide while presenting in PowerPoint?
Present your deck as you normally would in PowerPoint. When you reach a slide containing a Mentimeter slide, it goes live automatically and shows the joining instructions; your audience joins by scanning the QR code or entering the join code shown on screen. An internet connection is required while presenting; without one, the Mentimeter slide cannot load or collect votes. For troubleshooting, see the PowerPoint Add-in FAQ.
While presenting, the add-in shows presenter controls in the bottom left corner of the embedded Mentimeter slide. From these controls you can:
Show or hide the joining instructions (the code and link your audience uses to vote)
Start the countdown timer
Hide the live results
Close participation so no more votes come in
Limitation: Mentimeter keyboard shortcuts (hotkeys) do not work when presenting through the PowerPoint add-in. Use the on-screen controls instead.
Can a colleague present my Mentimeter slides from a shared PowerPoint deck?
Only if they have edit access to the Mentimeter presentation from the account they use to log in to the add-in. Sharing the PowerPoint file alone is not enough.
On Pro or Enterprise plans: invite each colleague as an editor of the Mentimeter presentation. Once invited, they can present the Menti slides from the shared PowerPoint deck. If you share the deck with more people, invite each of them as an editor too.
On Free or Basic plans: editor invitations aren't available, so share both the PowerPoint file and the Mentimeter presentation link. Your colleague then copies the Mentimeter presentation to their own account and adds those Menti slides to the PowerPoint deck themselves, logged in as themselves. Note: copying transfers only the slides — any results already collected stay with the original presentation and are not copied.
Requirements for running the PowerPoint add-in
The PowerPoint Add-In is available for all plans. For information on the requirements for running the PowerPoint add-in, please refer to this article.
The online version of PowerPoint,and PowerPoint Live do not support the add-in. Please use the add-in in the desktop version of PowerPoint.
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