Bosch Appliances LBB 4176 User Manual
DCN Next Generation
Multi Voting
en Software User Manual
LBB 4176/00
About this manual
This user manual is divided into five chapters.
Chapters 1 and 2 provide background information,
chapters 3 and 4 provide detailed user information
and chapter 5 provides import and export
information as follows:
• Chapter 1 - Multi Voting - containing a brief
overview of the Digital Congress Network Next
Generation and an overview of the functionality
of the Multi Voting application.
• Chapter 2 - Getting Started - containing details of
how to start the Multi Voting application from
the Startup screen and a description of the Help
facility.
• Chapter 3 - Preparing for a Conference - containing
details about how to prepare for a voting session;
creating and editing votings, specifying vote
settings and type, display contents and styles,
working with script files, and printing.
• Chapter 4 - Controlling Voting - containing details
about how to initiate and control a voting session,
voting with a script, voting without a script, and
how to exit Multi Voting.
• Chapter 5 – Voting import/export - contains details
about the import scripts and exported files.
Manual conventions
For clarity this user manual uses consistent styles,
symbols and typographical conventions. They are:
i Note
General notes are contained within rules and
indicated with this symbol in the left margin.
Notes are used to draw attention to special
actions or information.
i Caution
A caution is contained within rules and
indicated with this symbol at the left margin.
Cautions are used to draw attention to actions
or commands that could lead to a loss of
information or damage to equipment
i Tip
A tip is contained within a box and indicated
with this symbol at the left margin. Tips are use
to provide supplementary information that may
make an action quicker or easier to carry out.
• An action (to be carried out by the user) is shown
with a larger round bullet mark.
Typographical conventions
The following typographical conventions (text styles)
are used in this manual:
• Typed input - information to be typed in using
the keyboard is shown as:
Filename
• Single key - input via a single key (or keys) on
the keyboard is shown as:
<enter>, <shift>, etc.
• Multiple keys - input via a combination of keys
pressed together is shown as:
<ctrl>+<p>, <alt>+<f4>
• Screen text - information that appears on screen
is shown as:
‘Choose Startup Modules:’
Hyperlinks
This manual is also available as a digital document in
the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). All
references to pages, figures, tables, etc. in this digital
document contain hyperlinks to the referenced location.
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Table of contents
1 Multi Voting...............................................................................4
1.1 About multi voting................................................... 4
1.1.1 What is multi voting?.............................................. 4
2 Getting started ........................................................................6
2.1 Starting multi voting................................................ 6
2.1.1 The Startup screen ................................................. 6
Selecting an installation- (and a names) file............... 6
The Multi Voting icon....................................................... 6
2.2 Using Help................................................................ 6
2.2.1 The Help menu......................................................... 6
2.2.2 Index ........................................................................... 6
2.2.3 Keyboard ................................................................... 7
2.2.4 Commands ............................................................... 7
2.2.5 Procedures ............................................................... 7
2.2.6 Glossary .................................................................... 7
2.2.7 Using Help ................................................................ 7
2.2.8 About.......................................................................... 7
3 Preparing for a conference............................................... 8
3.1 The preparation window........................................ 8
The menu bar for the control screen............................ 8
3.2 Working with script files........................................ 8
Creating a new script file................................................ 9
Opening an existing script file....................................... 9
Saving a script file ............................................................ 9
Saving a script file under a new name......................... 9
Deleting a script file .......................................................10
Importing a script file .....................................................10
Printing Multiple Choice results..................................10
Exporting Multiple Choice results...............................11
3.3 Creating and editing votings ..............................11
Creating new votings.....................................................11
Entering voting description parameters ....................11
Voting number .................................................................11
Voting name.....................................................................12
Voting kind........................................................................12
Voting description...........................................................12
3.3.1 Voting answers ......................................................12
3.3.2 Entering voting results parameters ...................13
Open or closed vote ......................................................13
Specifying interim results..............................................13
3.3.3 Specifying viewing parameters ..........................13
Enabling 2 results...........................................................13
Specifying that results are displayed for each
answer...............................................................................13
Specifying delegate names in roll call voting...........14
Enabling correct indication...........................................14
Specifying results as percentages.............................14
Specifying results as absolute values........................14
Displaying results in bar chart form............................14
Displaying results in pie chart form............................14
Displaying results in thermometer chart form..........14
3.3.4 Inserting into the voting list .................................15
3.3.5 Editing existing votings ........................................15
Search ...............................................................................15
3.3.6 Editing the current script file ..............................16
Inserting votings into the current script file..............16
3.3.7 Deleting votings in the current script file .........16
3.4 Viewing results during or after voting ..............16
Specifying which results are displayed.....................17
3.5 Specifying settings............................................... 18
3.5.1 Specifying timed vote ..........................................18
3.5.2 Specifying screen and print legends................ 18
3.5.3 Specifying open and closed voting .................. 19
3.5.4 Specifying 100% votes ....................................... 19
3.5.5 Specifying roll call................................................. 20
3.5.6 Specifying auto abstain ....................................... 20
3.5.7 Enabling the chairman to vote ...........................20
3.5.8 Applying vote weighting ...................................... 20
3.5.9 Specifying that votes are not revocable .......... 20
3.5.10 Enabling the voting LEDs on delegate units .. 20
3.5.11 Sending voting results to hall displays ............ 20
3.5.12 Specifying quorums and majorities ..................21
Specifying quorums .......................................................21
Specifying majorities......................................................22
Enabling Quorum and Majority....................................23
Approved Text .................................................................23
3.5.13 Exporting results automatically .......................... 24
3.6 Printing.................................................................... 24
3.6.1 Printing script files ................................................ 24
3.6.2 Printing voting results ..........................................24
Print a multiple choice report.......................................26
3.6.3 Printing voting results automatically ................. 26
4 Controlling voting................................................................28
4.1 The control window.............................................. 28
4.2 Voting without a script......................................... 28
4.3 Voting using a script ............................................ 29
Selecting a voting...........................................................29
Selecting the next voting ..............................................29
Selecting the previous voting ......................................29
4.3.1 Selecting a quorum and majority....................... 29
Selecting a quorum........................................................29
Selecting a majority........................................................30
4.3.2 Starting voting .......................................................30
4.3.3 Controlling voting.................................................. 30
4.4 Exiting Multi Voting............................................... 30
4.4.1 Temporarily exiting Multi Voting.........................30
4.4.2 Permanently exiting Multi Voting .......................30
5 Voting import/export.........................................................32
5.1 Introduction............................................................ 32
5.2 Import voting script............................................... 32
5.2.1 Introduction ............................................................32
5.2.2 Import file layout .................................................... 32
5.3 Export voting results............................................. 33
5.3.1 Introduction ............................................................33
5.3.2 Results export file layout .....................................33
Identification.....................................................................34
Answer legend ................................................................34
Date and time ..................................................................34
Total results......................................................................34
Individual results..............................................................35
5.4 Export Multiple Choice voting script + results
35
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5.4.1 Introduction.............................................................35
5.4.2 Script + results export file layout.......................35
Identification.....................................................................35
Voting info.........................................................................35
Individual results..............................................................36
1 Multi Voting
1.1 About multi voting
1.1.1 What is multi voting?
The Multi Voting module is a software module
designed for controlling and monitoring conferences
and discussions using the contribution equipment.
The module allows you to effectively implement and
manage voting at a conference. The program covers
a number of functions including vote preparation,
specifying vote-related parameters, and starting and
controlling voting. In Multi Voting there are six
different kinds of voting to choose from. You can
create motions for voting then select which kind of
vote you want to use. The six different kinds of
voting are:
Parliamentary voting - in a Parliamentary voting,
participants vote about a motion. They can agree
(Yes), disagree (No) or stay neutral (Abstain). They
can also not vote at all (Not voted). A special type of
parliamentary vote is with NPPV as a forth option.
NPPV (‘ne prennent pas part au vote’) means that the
delegate doesn’t want to participate in the vote (used
in France).
For/Against voting - in a for/against voting,
participants vote about a statement. They can agree
(For) or disagree (Against). They cannot stay neutral
other than by not casting a vote.
Audience Response voting - in an audience
response voting, participants give their opinion about
a statement. They use a rating system to indicate how
much they agree with the statement. There are five
possible answers: Very much against (--), Against (-),
Neutral (0), For (+) and Very much for (++).
Rating - in a Rating voting, participants give their
opinion about a statement. There can be between 2
and 24 answer options.
Multiple Choice voting - in a multiple choice
voting, participants choose from a number of answers
of which only one (or sometimes a few) is correct.
Not casting a vote is considered an incorrect answer.
There can be between 2 and 24 answer options.
Opinion Poll - in an opinion poll, participants
choose from a number of answers. There can be
between two and 24 answer options.
The module has two main windows; the Preparation
window and the Control window. The preparatory
and parameter definition work is mainly carried out
from the Preparation window, and the starting and
controlling of voting is carried out from the Control
window. The files created using this module are
called script files as they act as the script for voting
procedures. For Multi Voting, three kinds of script
file are possible depending on the kind of votings it
contains:
• Multi votings only
• Multiple choice votings only
• A combination of voting kinds.
By creating, deleting and editing votings the script
file can change from one type to another.
A file menu allows script files to be opened, created,
deleted, saved, saved under a different name,
imported and printed out.
A script file consists of a number of votings (between
1 and 9999), each of which is a proposal (or motion)
that will be voted on. New votings can be created
and existing ones edited within script files. Votings to
be edited are selected from a list in the currently
open script file and displayed on-screen. All
parameters related to this voting can be altered,
although certain parameters have to satisfy systemspecified criteria. Once a voting has been edited it is
inserted back into the list. Every voting must have a
unique number, which is used by the system as a
reference. The name and description of each voting
defines it for both users and delegates.
Once a voting is ready to be voted on, it is recalled
in the Control window and the voting process is
started. When the program enters the active voting
state, delegates can use their delegate units to register
votes. The user has full control over the voting
procedure, and can stop or suspend a vote at any
time. Motions that have already been voted on
cannot be edited, but voting again on the same
motion is possible. It is also possible to vote without
opening a script file.
The program offers the possibility of displaying
incoming votes or the final result of a vote on hall
displays connected to the system, on delegate units
with a display facility, and on-screen. It is possible to
print out a hard copy of a voting with its results.
There is also a facility which automatically prints out
the results of a vote once voting is completed.
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Voting results shown as a percentage are given to
one decimal place. For a Multi voting, the exact
percentage is always rounded down to obtain the one
decimal place figure; for instance, 50.99% is rounded
down to 50.9%. This prevents a percentage being
rounded up to the majority limit when in fact the
limit has not been reached. The leftover percentage,
in this case 0.09%, is added on to the ‘not voted’ or
the ‘abstain’ figure. If neither is possible, it will be
added to the ‘no’ vote. In this way the total
percentage will always be 100.
It is also possible to enable a quorum function. This
specifies how many authorized delegates must be
present before a voting can legitimately take place. A
majority function can also be enabled which
determines what percentage of votes constitutes a
majority voting.
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2 Getting started
2.1 Starting multi voting
2.1.1 The Startup screen
The Multi Voting program is started from the Startup
screen (shown below).
modules will not run without the appropriate
installation or names file.
Multi Voting requires an installation file in order to
function correctly. It also makes use of one specific
area of information contained within the names file;
the assigning of delegates to user-specified groups
within the conference. The results of the voting of
these groups can be displayed in the Results window
of Multi Voting, but only if the appropriate names
file containing these group assignments is specified
from the Startup menu. If no names file is selected
from the Startup main menu, the group results
display option in Multi Voting will not be available.
Selecting an installation- (and a names) file
For details on selecting an installation- (and a names)
file, please refer to the Startup user manual (LBB
4190).
The Multi Voting icon
For details on the Intercom icon and how to start
Intercom from Startup, please refer to the Startup
user manual (LBB 4190).
Figure 1 The Startup screen
i Note
For starting the Startup program from an icon
in the Windows desktop, refer to the Startup
user manual.
The software uses two user-created files that contain
important information about the installed hardware
configuration and about delegates’ names. These files
are:
• Installation file - containing information about
channel assignment and the numbers that have
been assigned to all microphones connected to
the system. These seat numbers are assigned
using the System Installation software (LBB 4185).
• Names file - containing information about the
name, seat number and other conference and
personal details of participating delegates. Names
files are created using the Delegate Database
software (LBB 4180).
The software modules may be started up from the
Startup main window without specifying either an
installation or names file. However, some software
2.2 Using Help
2.2.1 The Help menu
The ‘Help’ menu in the title bar contains commands
for an on-screen help facility. This help facility
contains information on all commands in the ‘File’
menu, on which keyboard keys are functional, a
description of how to use the software, information
on how to use the help facility itself, plus an index
and a glossary of terms. All information contained in
this user manual is also found in the ‘Help’ facility.
The ‘Help’ facility contains the following options:
• Index
• Keyboard
• Commands
• Procedures
• Glossary
• Using Help
• About Multi Voting.
2.2.2 Index
To access the index:
• Select the ‘Help’ menu and click on ‘Index’.
A full list of subjects covered by the help facility is
given in alphabetical order. For more information on
any subject contained in the index:
• Click on the required subject in the index.
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An on-screen page with the requested information
will appear.
2.2.3 Keyboard
This gives information on which keys on your
keyboard can be used with the software. This
includes using keys to activate menu items, to move
around in dialogue boxes, for short cuts, and to select
options from the main window. To access the
‘Keyboard’ help facility:
• Select the ‘Help’ menu and click on ‘Keyboard’.
A list of different key types is given. For more
information on any key type contained in the list:
• Click on the required key type in the list.
An on-screen page with the requested information
will appear.
2.2.4 Commands
This gives information on all menu options, covering
the ‘File’, ‘Edit’, ‘View’, ‘Settings’ and ‘Help’ menus.
To access the ‘Commands’ help facility:
• Select the ‘Help’ menu and click on ‘Commands’.
A list of menu groups is given. For more information
on any menu group contained in the list:
• Click on the required menu group in the list.
A list of options in the selected menu group is given.
For more information on any option contained in the
list:
• Select the ‘Help’ menu and click on ‘Glossary’.
A list of terms used in the help facility is given in
alphabetical order. For more information on any
term contained in the glossary:
• Click on the required subject in the index.
A window with the requested information will appear.
2.2.7 Using Help
This gives information on how to use the help facility.
To access the ‘Using Help’ facility:
• Select the ‘Help’ menu and click on ‘Using Help’.
A list of topics is given. For more information on any
topic contained in the list:
• Click on the required topic in the list.
A list of options for the selected topic is given. For
more information on any option contained in the list:
• Click on the required option in the list.
An on-screen page with the requested information
will appear.
2.2.8 About
This provides software release information. To
display the ‘About Multi Voting...’ window:
• Select the ‘Help’ menu and click on ‘About Multi
Voting...’.
The following window appears:
• Click on the required option in the list.
An on-screen page with the requested information
will appear.
2.2.5 Procedures
This gives information on how to use the software.
To access the ‘Procedures’ help facility:
• Select the ‘Help’ menu and click on ‘Procedures’.
A list of topics is given. For more information on any
topic contained in the list:
• Click on the required topic in the list.
A list of options for the selected topic is given. For
more information on any option contained in the list:
• Click on the required option in the list.
An on-screen page with the requested information
will appear.
2.2.6 Glossary
To access the glossary:
Figure 2 The ‘About Multi Voting...’ window
To remove this window:
• Click on the ‘OK’ push button.
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3 Preparing for a conference
3.1 The preparation window
The Preparation window of the Multi Voting module
is used to prepare votings. From this window it is
possible to create new votings and edit existing ones.
You can also access the ‘File’ menu. You can enter
the Preparation window from the Control window as
follows:
• Click on the ‘Preparation!’ menu option situated
on the menu bar of the Control window.
The Preparation window appears:
Figure 3 The Preparation window
The Preparation window contains the following
elements:
• ‘Number’ and ‘Name’ edit fields
• ‘Kind’ drop-down list box
• ‘Subject’ dialogue box
• ‘Interim Results’ drop-down list box
• ‘Open’ voting and ‘Closed’ voting radio buttons
• ‘Answers’ push button
• A list box of current votings
• ‘Search’ radio buttons, push button and edit box
• ‘Recall’, ‘Insert’ and ‘Delete’ push buttons
If there is a script file currently open, the name of the
script file will be displayed in the title bar at the top
of the Preparation window. Votings contained within
that script file will be displayed in the list box on the
right hand side of the Preparation window. If there
are more votings than can be displayed, a scroll bar
is available. If a voting is currently selected, the
‘Number’, ‘Name’ and ‘Kind’ text fields and the
‘Subject’ text box will contain information relating to
the selected voting. When a script file is opened, the
first voting (voting number 1) is automatically
selected.
i Note
For details on opening a script file, please refer
to page 9.
The menu bar for the control screen
All menu options referred to in this user manual are
contained within the menu bar, located underneath
the title bar at the top of the Control window. Access
to drop-down menus is gained by clicking on the
menu title, displayed in the menu bar. The full list of
menu options available from the Control window is
given below. It is also possible to access the ‘File’ and
‘Help’ menus from the Preparation window.
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If you wish to use another script file or open a
completely new one, the ‘File’ menu includes
commands for doing so. This menu has commands
for:
• Creating a new script file
• Opening an existing script file
• Saving a script file
• Saving a script file under a different name
• Deleting a script file
• Printing a voting and its results from the current
script file
• Importing a script file from outside the Multi
Voting application
• Copying votings from one script file to another
• Exiting the Multi Voting program.
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• Click on the ‘Ok’ push button to return to the
i Note
Leaving the Multi Voting program is not
covered in this section, but under ‘Exiting Multi
Voting’ in paragraph 4.4. Similarly, printing is
covered in paragraph3.6, and copying in
paragraph 3.3.6.
Creating a new script file
To open a new script file:
• Select the ‘File’ menu and click on ‘New...’.
The following dialogue box appears:
Figure 4 The ‘New’ dialogue box
This dialogue box contains a text box for entering
the script file name. When the ‘New’ dialogue box
opens, a text insertion point is already in the text box
and you can type a name up to 12 characters long.
• Type the desired script file name in the text box.
• Click on the ‘Ok’ push button.
A new script file opens and the name appears in the
title bar at the top of the window. The ‘Current’ list
box will be empty, and all existing information
relating to votings, scripts and results is removed. If
you attempt to open a new script file before saving
changes to the current one, a warning message with
the following text is displayed:
‘Changes have been made to <filename>.’
‘Do you want to save?’
• Click on the ‘Yes’ push button to save the
changed script file and open the new script file.
• Click on the ‘No’ push button to open the new
script file without saving the changed script file.
• Click on the ‘Cancel’ push button to leave the
‘New’ dialogue box without opening a new script
file.
dialogue and enter a valid name.
Opening an existing script file
To open an existing script file:
• Select the ‘File’ menu and click on ‘Open’.
The following dialogue box appears:
Figure 5 The ‘Open’ dialogue box
There is a list box for selecting the script file name.
The name of the script file currently open is also
displayed. When the ‘Open’ dialogue box appears, a
list box is shown with all script files currently
available. To open a script file:
• Click on the name in the list.
• Click on the ‘Ok’ push button.
If you attempt to open a script file before saving
changes to the current one, the same error message
will appear as for ‘Creating a new script file’. The
same procedure should be followed. For more
details, refer to page 9.
The selected script file will be opened. The votings of
that script file are displayed in the ‘Current’ list box.
Saving a script file
To save the current script file:
• Select the ‘File’ menu and click on ‘Save...’.
All parameters in the current script file will be saved,
except voting information, which has not yet been
inserted into the ‘Current’ list.
i Note
If you have entered a filename that already
exists, a warning message with the following
text is displayed: ‘A file already exists with
this name’.
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Saving a script file under a new name
This allows you to save the current script file under a
different name. By doing so, the original file remains
unaltered. To do so:
• • Select the ‘File’ menu and click on ‘Save As...’.
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The following dialogue box appears:
Figure 6 The ‘Save As’ dialogue box
When the ‘Save As’ dialogue box opens, a text
insertion point is already in the text box and you can
enter a new name up to 12 characters long.
• Type the new script file name in the text box.
• Click on the ‘Ok’ push button.
The new name appears in the title bar at the top of
the window. If you have typed in a filename that
already exists, a warning message with the following
text is displayed:
‘A file already exists with this name’
• Click on the ‘Ok’ push button.
The dialogue box returns and a valid name can be
typed in.
Deleting a script file
If you wish to delete a script file:
‘Are you sure you want to delete file
<filename>?’
If you still wish to continue:
• Click on the ‘Ok’ push button.
The selected file will be deleted.
Importing a script file
It is possible to import a script file from outside the
Multi Voting application. To import a script file:
• Select the ‘File’ menu and click on ‘Import
Script...’.
The following dialogue box appears:
Figure 8 The ‘Import Script’ dialogue box
This is a standard windows dialogue box and
contains a text box where you can type the name of
the file to be imported. Files to be imported must be
DOS files and have an .imp file extension.
To continue:
• Select the ‘File’ menu and click on ‘Delete...’
The following dialogue box appears:
Figure 7 The ‘Delete’ dialogue box
This dialogue box contains a list box for selecting the
script file to be deleted. To delete a script file:
• Click on the name in the list.
• Click on the ‘Delete’ push button.
Another dialogue box will appear, with the text:
• Enter the name of the file to be imported.
• Click on the ‘Ok’ push button.
The selected file will be imported. The file will
automatically be added to the list of script files in the
‘Open’ dialogue box.
i Caution
If there is already a script file in Multi Voting
with the same name as the imported file, the
existing file will be overwritten. There is no
warning message.
You can also select a file by clicking on the file
name in the list box underneath the text box.
Two list boxes on the right hand side of the
dialogue box allow you to select directories and
drives respectively.
• Double click on the file to be imported.
Printing Multiple Choice results
It is possible to print Multiple Choice results. The
report contains information about the script file and
the voting results for each question contained in it.
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i Note
This is only possible if the script contains
Multiple Choice questions and no information
of other voting types.
i Note
When a Multiple Choice script file contains
more than 40 questions, the file is no longer
regarded as being a Multiple Choice script file
and cannot be printed.
To print a Multiple Choice voting script:
• Select the ‘File’ menu and click on ‘Multiple
Choice’.
• From the sub-menu click on ‘Print Report...’.
The following dialogue box will appear:
i Note
This is only possible if the script contains
Multiple Choice questions and no information
of other voting types.
i Note
When a Multiple Choice script file contains
more than 40 questions, the file is no longer
regarded as being a Multiple Choice script file
and cannot be exported.
To export a Multiple Choice voting script:
• Select the ‘File’ menu and click on ‘Multiple
Choice’.
• From the sub-menu click on ‘Export Report...’.
The following dialogue box will appear:
Figure 9 The 'Print MC Report' dialogue box
In the ‘Page Header’ edit field:
• Enter the page header.
• Select if only the total result must be printed.
• Select the number of printed copies
• Click on the ‘Print’ push button.
The result will be printed.
Exporting Multiple Choice results
It is possible to export Multiple Choice results into a
DOS file. This report contains information about the
script file and the voting results for each question
contained in it. The file is exported to the directory:
..:\DCNNG\EXPORT\MV
Figure 10 The 'Export MC Report' dialogue box
In the ‘File’ edit field:
• Enter the destination file to which the script is
exported.
• Click on the ‘Export’ push button.
The result file will be exported.
3.3 Creating and editing votings
All editing and creating of votings is carried out from
the Preparation window.
Creating new votings
You can create new votings within an existing script
file or in a completely new one. The procedure for
doing so is exactly the same in both cases.
Entering voting description parameters
These options allow you to enter the parameters that
define a voting.
Voting number
This number gives the voting a unique reference and
is used by the system as a means of identification. It
appears alongside the voting name in the ‘Current’
list, hall displays and delegate units fitted with
displays. The voting number must be in the range
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0001 to 9999 and must be unique. If it is not, a
warning message will appear when you attempt to
insert the edited voting back into the ‘Current’ list,
and the insertion will not take place. To edit the
voting number:
• Click on the ‘Number’ edit field.
• Type in the required voting number.
i Tip
You can also use the up and down buttons to
the right of the edit field to access the next
highest or next lowest available voting number.
i Note
The next voting number appears after you insert
a voting.
Voting name
This name appears in the ‘Current’ list. The
maximum length of a voting name is 20 characters.
To edit the voting name:
• Click on the ‘Subject’ edit field.
• Type in the required voting information.
3.3.1 Voting answers
You can specify the number of answer options, the
LCD text and the answer text, which will form each
voting option in the current voting.
Answer text cannot be displayed on delegate units
and can only be specified for Multiple Choice and
Opinion Poll voting. To select the number of
answers:
• Click on the ‘Answers’ push button in the
Preparation window.
The ‘Answers’ dialogue box will appear:
• Click on the ‘Name’ edit field.
• Type in the required voting name.
Voting kind
This describes the type of voting. Six different kinds
of voting are possible in Multi Voting:
• Parliamentary voting
• For/Against voting
• Audience Response voting
• Rating
• Multiple Choice voting
• Opinion Poll voting
For more information about voting types and
options, please refer to paragraph 1.1.1
The ‘Kind’ drop-down list box - where the
description is selected – contains the six choices. To
select the voting kind:
• Use the up and down arrow keys to view the
choices.
• Click on the required selection.
Figure 11 The ‘Answers’ dialogue box
To specify the number of answer options:
• Select the ‘Number’ edit field and type in the
required value.
The up and down arrow buttons on the right-hand
side of this field can be used to scroll to the required
number.
i Note
If the voting kind is For/Against voting or
Audience Response voting, the number of
answers is selected automatically by the
system.
You can specify the LCD text, which is the text that
will appear on delegate units. The options available
will vary according to the voting kind. To do so:
• Select the ‘LCD’ drop-down list box.
Voting description
This is text that describes the voting. The voting
description can appear on hall displays and LC
displays of delegate units. The ‘Subject’ edit field where the description is entered - contains four text
lines. To enter or edit a voting description:
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• Click on the required option.
For Multiple Choice and Opinion Poll voting, it is
possible to specify answer text for answer options.
Each answer option is displayed as a text edit field in
the ‘Answer’ display area. If legend text has been
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