The Mentimeter add-in for PowerPoint works on any plan type with the Powerpoint desktop app. We do currently not support Microsoft PowerPoint online (web version).

How to use the Mentimeter add-in

1. Download the add-in

First, download the PowerPoint plugin from the Office 365 store here. It will require you to have an Office 365 account and PowerPoint Version 2111 on Windows (16.55 on Mac) or later installed on your computer.

2. Insert the Mentimeter add-in on a PPT slide

To add the Mentimeter add-in to your PowerPoint presentation, open your PowerPoint presentation and add a new blank slide. Click on the "Home" tab, select "My Add-ins" (far right in the menu), click on "More Add-ins" and select the Mentimeter add-in. The add-in will appear on your slide as an interactive image, which you can move and adjust in size.

3. Log into Mentimeter

You can log in to your Mentimeter account, or create a new one, directly from the add-in using your preferred login method:

4. Select the Menti you want to use for this PPT

Once logged in, you can select the Menti you want to use from the modal:

Note: you can only use one Menti in any given PPT file, so make sure all Menti slides you want to add to your presentation are in the same Menti.

5. Select the slide you want to add

Click on the Menti slide you want to add to this PPT slide:

6. Add more PPT slides to add more Menti slides

You can add additional slides by selecting Add Menti slides from the menu:

Note: if you want to change which Menti to use in any given PPT file, you can click the Replace this slide button:

Each PowerPoint file can only use slides from one Menti presentation at a time. If you want to use slides from a different Menti presentation, click Replace this slide and select the Menti you want to use instead.

Editing Menti questions

If you want to edit a Menti slide, click Open Menti to edit:

This will open the Menti in your browser. From there, you can make any necessary changes to the slides or add more Menti slides to the presentation. Any changes you make will then be reflected in the PowerPoint deck.

Presenting Menti slides

While presenting, you can find some control options in the bottom left corner of the add-in:

These options include showing or hiding the joining instructions, starting the timer, hiding results and closing participation.

Collaborating on PowerPoint presentations

To present Menti slides from the PowerPoint add-in, you need **edit access** to the Menti presentation from the account you used to log in to the add-in. This means you must either own the Menti presentation or have been invited to edit it.

If you and your colleagues are part of an Enterprise or Pro team, you can share access by inviting your colleague as an editor to the Menti presentation. Once they have access, they can present the Menti slides from the PowerPoint deck. If you share the PowerPoint deck with more colleagues, make sure to invite each of them as editors to the Menti as well.

If you and your colleagues are using a Basic or Free plan, you need to share both the PowerPoint deck and the Menti presentation. Your colleagues can then copy the Menti presentation to their own account and add the Menti slides to the PowerPoint deck themselves.

Keep in mind: hotkey commands do not work when using the PowerPoint add-in.