Turning Technologies TurningPoint User Manual

Office 2003

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No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Turning Technologies, LLC. All rights reserved.

Turning Technologies, LLC, 255 West Federal Street, Youngstown, OH 44503 USA.

TurningPoint® is a registered trademark of Turning Technologies, LLC. Other trademarked product names mentioned in this manual are owned by their respective companies.

The following regulatory statements apply to radio frequency and infrared transmitters and receivers mentioned in this manual, including the ResponseCard RF, ResponseCard RF LCD, ResponseCard IR, ResponseCard XR, ResponseCard NXT and their respective receivers.

FCC Statement

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

IC Statement

This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device

Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement.

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1 About TurningPoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Product Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Requirements for Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Requirements for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Compatible Response Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Install TurningPoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Configure Automatic Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Open TurningPoint with PowerPoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Tour of the TurningPoint Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Customer Support Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Online Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

2 Getting Started with TurningPoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Five Steps to Presentation Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Step One: Create Presentation Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Step Two: Set Up the Response Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Step Three: Create a Participant List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Step Four: Run a Presentation Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Step Five: Save Session Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

3 Creating and Saving Slides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Creating Slides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Insert a Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Save the Presentation Slides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Types of Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Chart Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Competition Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Template Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Special Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Insert Special Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Insert a Numeric Response Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Insert a Priority Ranking Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Insert a Demographic Comparison Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Insert a Comparative Links Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Modify Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Designate a Demographic Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Change Chart Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Enable Zero-based Polling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Identify a Correct Answer from the Settings Window . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Identify a Correct Answer on a TurningPoint Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Use Keywords for Fill in the Blank Slides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Set Point Values from the Settings Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

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Set Point Values on a TurningPoint Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Clear Answer Values from the Settings Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Clear Answer Values on a TurningPoint Slide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Use Speed Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Create Picture Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Change Chart Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Make a PowerPoint Slide Interactive by Inserting a Chart . . . . . . . 98

Disable Auto Scale in Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Add Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Add an Answer Now Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Add a Countdown Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Add a Countdown Sound to a Countdown Indicator . . . . . . . . . . 106

Add a Response Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Add a Correct Answer Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Add Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Add Statistics Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

4 Response Device and Settings Management . . . . . 115

Install Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Install Infrared Response Device Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Install Radio Frequency Response Device Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Obtain the ResponseWare Device Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Response Device Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Add or Update Response Device Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Enable ResponseWare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Configure PresenterCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Check Device Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Identify the Number of Devices to be Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Response Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Presentation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Slide Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Answer Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

5 Track Participants and Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Participant List Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Create a Participant List Using Participant List Wizard . . . . . . . . . 151

Create a Participant List from a Learning Management System 157

Manage Participant Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Modify a Participant List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Verify Participants and Device IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Delete a Participant List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Print a Participant List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Set Up Team Competitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Add Teams to a Participant List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

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Real-Time Registration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

How to Use the Real-Time Registration Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

6 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Ranking Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Create Slides with the Ranking Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Assign Standards Using a K-12 Standards List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Create a Custom Standards List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Assign Custom Standards to Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

QuestionPoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Create Slides from QuestionPoint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Conditional Branching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Set Up Conditional Branching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Parser Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Format QTI Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Format XML Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

Format Word Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Format Excel Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Import Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Import Slides with the TurningPoint Parser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Import Slides from TestingPoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

7 Run Presentations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Run a Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Establish the Presentation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Run the Slide Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

View a Response Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Use the Participant Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Add Slides During a Presentation Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

Use Data Slicing (View Results by Question) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

8 Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

View a Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

View a Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

Types of Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

Results by Question Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234

Demographic Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Participant Results Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Results by Participant Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

Participant List Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Standards Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239

Comparative Scoring Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

Team Scoring Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

Percentile Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242

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Other Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242

9 Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Manage and Edit Sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Save Results from a Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Change the Default Save Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Continue a Previously Saved Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

Edit Session Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251

Delete Results from a Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

10Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Export Session Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257

Export Session Data as a CSV File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

Export Results Data to a Learning Management System (LMS) . . . .265

Merge Participant List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265

Merge Session Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

Extract Participant List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269

Extract PowerPoint Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Extract Session Data as XML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

E-mail Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273

A Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

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About TurningPoint

Welcome to TurningPoint, the easiest, most powerful, fully interactive group response system available. For use with PowerPoint, TurningPoint enables an audience to use response devices to provide instant feedback to a speaker.

TurningPoint then gathers the responses and quickly translates the results into test scores, charts, and graphs. It also can store the data for future reference.

This chapter provides an overview of the product and includes the system requirements, installation instructions, and customer support resources.

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Product Introduction

TurningPoint smoothly integrates with PowerPoint to create a more interactive and memorable presentation. TurningPoint was designed to run on Office 2003, Office 2007 and Office 2010. (Find additional information in System Requirements on page 9.)

Once installed, TurningPoint options are accessed through the TurningPoint Toolbar, which can be found in PowerPoint beneath the standard PowerPoint Toolbar. This toolbar displays the options to create interactive slides, set up and run a presentation, and generate reports.

Other TurningPoint features include participant monitoring and reporting tools. TurningPoint also provides the ability to connect to an educational institution’s WebCT, Blackboard or Sakai server or other LMS solution to streamline creating Participant Lists and reporting classroom results and grades.

Additionally, TurningPoint is available in multiple languages. Customers may download a language pack from www.TurningTechnologies.com.

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System Requirements

TurningPoint is designed to function on most computers; however, there are some hardware and software requirements:

Requirements for Hardware

The following hardware specifications are required before installing TurningPoint:

• Intel or AMD 600 MHz class processor (1 GHz or higher recommended)

• 256 MB RAM (256 MB or more of “available” RAM recommended)

• 60 MB hard disk space (an additional 32 MB is required if you do not have Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

installed)

• 1024x768 resolution at 32-bit color or higher

• Standard USB 1.1/2.0 port

• Ethernet or 802.11 compatible wireless network card (for ResponseWare use)

Requirements for Software

The following software applications are required before installing TurningPoint:

• Microsoft Windows 32-bit or 64-bit XP, Vista, or Windows 7.

• Microsoft Office XP, 2003, 2007, or 2010

• Microsoft .NET 2.0 or higher

Compatible Response Devices

The following response devices are compatible with TurningPoint.

• ResponseCard RF or IR

• ResponseCard XR

• ResponseCard NXT

• ResponseWare

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Setup

Install TurningPoint

Follow the steps below to install TurningPoint.

Before You Begin

Check the hardware and software specifications outlined in System Requirements on page 9.

To install TurningPoint software…

1 Install TurningPoint in one of two ways:

Setup

• Download the latest edition of TurningPoint from the Turning Technologies web site.

The Turning Technologies web site is located at http://www.turningtechnologies.com. Click the Download button to the right of the screen and select the TurningPoint link. Complete the download request form and click Submit. Select the TurningPoint link on the next page and save the file to your computer. When the download is complete, double-click the setup icon to launch the InstallShield Wizard.

• Or install from a CD. Insert the CD into the computer. The InstallShield Wizard launches

automatically.

2 Click Next.

A window opens and displays the license agreement. Read the license agreement on the screen or click the Print button to send the text to a printer.

3 Select the button labeled “I accept the terms in the license agreement” if you accept the terms.

Accepting the terms of the license agreement permits you to continue to install TurningPoint.

4 Click Next.

A window opens and displays customer information entry fields.

5 Enter your name and organization in the fields.

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Configure Automatic Updates

6 Click Next.

A window opens and displays a message that the computer is ready to install TurningPoint.

7 Click Install.

The computer installs TurningPoint and displays the Finish button on the page when the process is complete.

8 Click Finish.

Select the Launch TurningPoint checkbox if you would like to immediately open the program or double-click the TurningPoint shortcut on the desktop to open the program.

Configure Automatic Updates

TurningPoint has a new update feature which allows you to update the software without having to uninstall it first. The update feature can also be configured to check for updates each time TurningPoint is opened.

Before You Begin

You must have an active internet connection to check for software updates.

To configure automatic updates...

1 Open TurningPoint.

2 Click Tools on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Check for Updates.

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If a software update is available the version number is listed under Update.

TurningPoint Update Window

3 Click Update.

Tip

Open TurningPoint with PowerPoint

Check the box labeled “Automatically check for updates in the future” to have TurningPoint check for updates each time the application is opened.

4 TurningPoint will download the update.

5 When prompted, close PowerPoint.

After the updated has been downloaded and installed, TurningPoint will reopen.

Open TurningPoint with PowerPoint

After you install TurningPoint, you can configure it to open automatically when PowerPoint starts.

To toggle the option to automatically load TurningPoint...

1 Double-click the TurningPoint icon.

2 Click Tools on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Settings.

3 Select Presentation from the Settings Hierarchy.

A specific list of settings options displays in the menu.

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4 Scroll down until you see the Misc settings.

5 Select the Add-In always loaded setting.

A drop-down menu opens.

Settings Window: Add-In always loaded

Open TurningPoint with PowerPoint

6 Choose either True or False.

Choosing True will have TurningPoint automatically load when PowerPoint is opened.

Choosing False means that TurningPoint does NOT automatically load when PowerPoint is opened; you must launch TurningPoint by using the TurningPoint.exe shortcuts created at the time of installation.

Note

TurningPoint uses False as the default setting for Add-In always loaded.

7 Click Done.

The Settings window closes and, depending on your selection, TurningPoint will either load or not load the next time you open PowerPoint.

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Tour of the TurningPoint Toolbar

When you launch TurningPoint, PowerPoint opens and the TurningPoint Toolbar is displayed beneath the PowerPoint toolbars, as the following image depicts:

TurningPoint Toolbar

The following descriptions define the buttons that make up the tools in the TurningPoint 2008 Toolbar:

Information Allows you to view information about your TurningPoint Software. It also

shows licensing information for the receiver you are using, and it provides a mechanism to supply feedback to Turning Technologies for support assistance.

Reset Displays a menu of options to clear the current user response data to start

a new session or reset individual slides for polling. Find information about polling the audience in Chapter 7: Run Presentations.

Continue Prior Session Opens a previously saved session. A session is a run-through of a

presentation where an audience has submitted responses to some or all of the questions. Find information about continuing a prior session in Chapter 9: Sessions.

Save Session Stores the current session. Find information about saving sessions in

Chapter 9: Sessions.

Insert Slide Displays a menu of TurningPoint slide types that allows you to select from

in order to create a presentation. Find information about TurningPoint slides in Chapter 3: Creating and Saving Slides.

Convert to Picture Slide Assigns pictures as answers in place of text. Find information about

picture slides in Chapter 3: Creating and Saving Slides.

Insert Object Displays a menu of items to enhance a TurningPoint slide. Find

information about slide options in Chapter 3: Creating and Saving Slides.

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Tour of the TurningPoint Toolbar

Tools Displays a menu of options to report, modify, track, and integrate

TurningPoint presentations and sessions.

Select Input Source Selects the input source to be used for collecting response data. These

include Response Devices, Keyboard Keys (0-9), and Simulated Data. Find information about response devices in Chapter 4: Response Device and Settings Management.

Participants Provides options to create, edit, and delete Participant Lists. Find

information about these options in Chapter 5: Track Participants and Te am s .

Import Provides option to create TurningPoint presentations from other sources.

Find more information about Importing in Chapter 6: Tools.

Select a Participant List Used to associate a participant list with the current session. Find

information about Participant Lists in Chapter 5: Track Participants and Te am s .

Turning Talk Opens the TurningTalk User Community, a social learning community for

users of Turning Technologies products and services.

Display TurningPoint Help Opens the help file.

Toolbar Options Customizes the PowerPoint and TurningPoint toolbars.

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Customer Support Resources

If you have questions or concerns, additional resources are available online or by calling a Turning

Technologies representative.

Online Assistance

Turning Technologies offers online assistance through its web site at http://www.turningtechnologies.com.

Go to the Product Guides and Manuals section of the web site to find more information about using TurningPoint, such as the Quick Start Guide.

Go to the Product Training section of the Turning Technologies web site under Support to find:

• Tutorials

• Online Training

• Onsite Training

• Case Studies

• Presentations

Customer Support

Turning Technologies Customer Service Department offers technical support, which is available Monday Friday, 7am - 9pm EST. From within the continental United States, call Customer Service toll-free at 1 866 746 3015. If calling from outside the United States, call +(1) 330 746 3015. Customer Service also may be reached via e-mail at support@turningtechnologies.com.

Mailing Address:

Turning Technologies 255 West Federal Street Youngstown, OH 44503

Turning Technologies offers complete TurningPoint training. Our trainers are available for onsite training at your location, or you may send your team to our training facility in Ohio.

Typical training sessions last from two to six hours, depending on your intended use of TurningPoint and skill level with Microsoft Office products. For Training Services, call 1 866 746 3015 for details.

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Getting Started with

The process to create interactive presentations with TurningPoint is very simple. This chapter describes how to successfully build, deliver, and save the results of an interactive presentation in five easy steps.

TurningPoint

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Five Steps to Presentation Success

Creating an interactive presentation with TurningPoint can be accomplished in five easy steps.

Note

The steps below outline the suggested approach to presentation success; however, you are not required to perform the steps in this order, and you may omit steps that do not apply to you.

This section describes the five steps to success:

• Step One: Create Presentation Slides

• Step Two: Set Up the Response Devices

• Step Three: Create a Participant List

• Step Four: Run a Presentation Session

• Step Five: Save Session Results

Step One: Create Presentation Slides

Using TurningPoint to create an interactive presentation requires basic PowerPoint knowledge, such as creating slides. You can add TurningPoint objects to the slides to allow participants to interact with the presentation. TurningPoint’s objects include Answer Now prompts, Countdown and Response Counter shapes.

Before You Begin

Install TurningPoint on the machine to be used to run the presentation.

To create a simple slide…

1 Click Insert Slide on the TurningPoint Toolbar.

A menu opens and displays a variety of pre-defined slides. Each slide can be used as-is or customized.

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As you move your cursor over the entries in the Insert Slide menu, the slide name is highlighted. Find more information on slides in Types of Slides on page 38.

Insert Slide

2 Select Vertical Slide.

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Step One: Create Presentation Slides

TurningPoint inserts a Vertical Slide. The slide contains a question, answer, and chart region.

Insert Vertical Slide

Question region - “Enter question text...”

Answer region - “Enter answer text...”

Chart region - This example is a vertical bar chart. Charts can be positioned anywhere on the slide.

3 Select the Question region and type a question.

When you select the region, the text is highlighted. The highlighted text is replaced with the question that you enter.

4 Select the answer region and enter the answers.

You can enter a maximum of ten answers per slide.

5 Repeat step 1to 4to insert additional slides.

6 Save your file from the PowerPoint Toolbar before exiting TurningPoint.

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Next Steps

Slides can be customized with a variety of animated feedback mechanisms. Find more information about these objects and other features in Chapter 3: Creating and Saving Slides.

Step Two: Set Up the Response Devices

Each audience participant uses a response device to respond to the questions asked during the presentation.

TurningPoint supports a variety of response devices including infrared and radio frequency ResponseCards as well as ResponseWare.

Note

TurningPoint supports only the ResponseCard family of keypads.

Before You Begin

TurningPoint must be installed on the computer to be used for the presentations. You also must have the USB Response Device Receivers and Response Devices available for testing.

To set up the response devices…

1 Connect the device receiver to the USB port of the presentation computer.

Connect the USB Response Device Receiver to your computer. Windows detects the receiver and installs the proper drivers. The device is now ready for use.

Infrared and Radio Frequency Response Device Receivers

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Step Two: Set Up the Response Devices

If you are using a response device licensed for TurningPoint 2003 or 2006, you must upgrade the license code for the receiver. Contact your Account Executive to receive a new license code for TurningPoint version 4.0 and higher.

2 If required, Upgrade your Response Device. Otherwise, go step 3.

If you have not already upgraded your response device receiver, you must complete this step.

a From the TurningPoint Toolbar, select Tools > Upgrade TurningPoint Receiver. Follow the on screen

instructions.

Upgrade Response Device

3 From the TurningPoint Toolbar, select Tools > Settings.

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Step Two: Set Up the Response Devices

The TurningPoint Settings window opens, displaying two tabs: Settings and Polling Test.

Settings Window

4 Select the Settings tab.

The Settings tab displays a Settings Hierarchy in the left pane and the available settings in the right pane.

5 Select Response Device from the Settings Hierarchy.

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Settings for the Response Devices display in the right pane of the Settings window. Select All Settings to access additional settings.

Settings Window: Response Devices

Note

ResponseWare is a software version of a response device. ResponseWare must be identified for use during device setup as well. Find more information on device setup in Chapter 4: Response Device and Settings Management.

6 Enter the number of expected devices.

You are only required to enter the number of expected devices when using Simulated Data, or a Response Counter.

TurningPoint limits the number of response devices that will be displayed in a Response Counter based upon the number of participants in the participant list.

Find more information on Response Counters in Add a Response Counter on page 108.

Note

Access the Response Device settings again when you need to change the number or type of devices being used with the presentations.

7 Click Done.

The response devices are ready for use.

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Step Two: Set Up the Response Devices

Next Steps

Find more information about Response Devices and the Settings available in the TurningPoint User Guide in Chapter 4: Response Device and Settings Management.

If an audience member’s device is not being accepted, check the device’s ability to communicate. Radio Frequency and ResponseWare response devices provide on-screen confirmation that responses have been received. For infrared response devices, the use of a Response Counter, or Response Grid will help to alert you of a non-communicating device. Find more information in Add a Response Counter on page 108, orView a Response Grid on page 220.

To Check Device Communication...

1 From the TurningPoint Toolbar, select Tools > Settings.

The TurningPoint Settings window opens, displaying two tabs: Settings and Polling Test.

2 Select the Polling Test tab.

TurningPoint displays the Polling Test screen. Use this screen to verify that TurningPoint can receive responses from the devices.

Settings Window: Polling Test

3 Click Start Test.

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Step Three: Create a Participant List

TurningPoint is now ready to accept responses from the response devices. You can magnify the responses by placing a check mark in the box next to Magnify Values.

Polling Test: Magnify Responses

4 Press a key on each response device to be used.

TurningPoint displays the Device ID, Channel, and the key entry from each response device in the order in which they were tested.

Polling Test: Response Device Test

5 Click End Test.

6 Click Done.

The response device testing is now complete.

Step Three: Create a Participant List

Participant Lists identify the members of the audience—students, trainees, survey respondents—who will use a response device during the presentation. The participant name and required information is stored along with the Device ID.

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Step Three: Create a Participant List

You may create multiple Participant Lists to be used with one interactive presentation. Doing so allows you to use the presentation with multiple audiences and track the session results per audience.

To create a Participant List…

1 Click Participants on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Participant List Wizard.

2 Select a template to be used for the new Participant List.

Participant List Wizard

Participant List template choices include:

• Education—contains standard student information used for K–12 and higher education

presentations, such as name and student ID.

• Corporate—contains entries for the information most often used in corporate feedback meetings

including name, company name, telephone numbers, etc.

• Available Fields—contains all information entries defined for use with TurningPoint.

• Custom—allows you to create a personalized Participant List and to name the template, or it allows

you to select a previously created template from the list.

3 Click Next to continue.

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Step Three: Create a Participant List

If you opted to create a new template, TurningPoint asks you to name the template. Enter a name and select the OK button.

Custom Template Name

TurningPoint displays the Participant List information entries (called fields). All entries that make up the template appear in the Selected Fields region on the right. Use this page to add, delete, or reorder the entries that make up the template.

Participant List: Add or Remove Fields

4 Optionally, select the right (>) and left (<) arrow buttons to add or delete selected fields from the

template.

Note

Find instructions to customize Participant List templates in Chapter 5: Track Participants and Te am s .

5 Click Next to continue.

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TurningPoint displays the Groups entry box. Use this screen to add groups to your Participant List. Groups provide categorization for team competitions and greater reporting opportunities.

Participant List Wizard: Add Groups

6 Optionally, enter a group name and click Add.

Tip

Make sure you select any groups that you want to include in team competitions.

TurningPoint displays all groups in the Included Groups box. Place a check mark next to the group name to include it in team competition. Find more information on team competitions in Set Up Team Competitions on page 169.

• Repeat this step to add additional groups.

7 Click Next.

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TurningPoint displays the Participant List summary screen.

Participant List Wizard: Summary

8 Optionally, edit the Participant File composition.

Step Three: Create a Participant List

The settings you can change include the Participant List file name, number of fields, and number of groups. For file name, select the old file name and enter a new one in the box provided. For number of fields or number of groups, select the link next to the setting to be returned to the screen and make your edits.

9 Click Finish to create the Participant List and save it to a file.

TurningPoint opens the Participant Information window where you can enter, edit, paste, or import data.

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10 Optionally, add names and other participant information to the new Participant List.

Participant Information

11 Click Done to close the Participant Information window.

Next Steps

Find more information about Participant Lists in Chapter 5: Track Participants and Teams.

Step Four: Run a Presentation Session

TurningPoint uses PowerPoint’s Slide Show capabilities to present the interactive slides that have been created. Test slides during development and run the presentation for the audience by executing the following steps.

Before You Begin

Use either an installed Response Device Receiver, Keyboard Keys 0-9, or select to use Simulated Data before attempting to run the presentation. A Participant List is recommended for use, but a presentation session can still be run by selecting Anonymous or Auto for the Participant List.

To run a presentation session…

1 From the PowerPoint menu, select File > Open and select the TurningPoint presentation to be used.

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Step Four: Run a Presentation Session

2 From the TurningPoint Toolbar, select the Response Device menu and select the device to be used.

TurningPoint allows you to select how responses will be provided during the presentation. Your choices are:

Select Response Devices

• Response Devices—a response device will be used during the presentation. The response devices

must be configured in Settings prior to use. Find more information on response devices in Install Devices on page 118.

• Keyboard Keys 0–9—you will provide input to the presentation using the keyboard keypad or

number keys.

• Simulated Data—TurningPoint provides random responses to the presentation. TurningPoint

determines the number of responses to provide based on the number of expected devices designated in settings; i.e. if you enter expected devices as 100, TurningPoint will provide 100 responses to each question in your presentation. Find more information on expected devices in Chapter 4: Response Device and Settings Management.

3 From the TurningPoint Toolbar, select Reset > Session.

This command clears any active sessions from memory and allows polling to take place.

Reset Session

Resetting the Session clears any previously collected response data.

Resetting the Current Slide only clears the previously collected response data for the selected slide.

Resetting All Slides resets the charts but does not clear any previously collected response data. The new response data will be appended to the end of the session.

4 From the TurningPoint toolbar, select the drop-down menu to the right of the Participants menu and

choose the Participant List.

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Step Five: Save Session Results

The default Participant List is shown as (Anonymous). TurningPoint shows all Participant Lists available in the Participants folder. Participant Lists located on the desktop or in other folders are not displayed.

Participant List Selection

5 From the PowerPoint menu, select Slide Show > View Show.

The first slide of the presentation is shown.

6 Use the left mouse button to control the progress of the slide show. For each slide:

Optionally, you can press the Spacebar, Enter, Right-Click or select Next on the shortcut menu to control progress.

a Advance the presentation to a TurningPoint slide to open polling.

Polling is the mechanism by which TurningPoint accepts and tallies responses.

Polling opens automatically when a TurningPoint slide is displayed in the slide show. TurningPoint receives responses when polling is open.

b Advancing to the next slide will close polling and display results.

c Advance to the next slide to continue presentation.

Next Steps

Your presentation may have additional features, such as animation, that cause it to behave differently at runtime from the default behavior. Find more information in Chapter 7: Run Presentations.

Step Five: Save Session Results

TurningPoint stores the session results temporarily, but you can save the results into a file so they can be reviewed later and used with TurningPoint’s reporting feature.

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Step Five: Save Session Results

When you save a session, the PowerPoint presentation is saved by default with your TurningPoint file. You have the option to exclude the PowerPoint presentation from the TurningPoint session file. This function allows you to save the TurningPoint results data. If you do NOT wish to include the PowerPoint presentation in your TurningPoint session file, navigate to the Settings menu, select the Presentation settings, then under the Misc heading, change ‘Include Presentation’ from True to False. Find more information in Settings on page 132.

To save the session results…

1 Click Save Session on the TurningPoint Toolbar.

Save Sessions

TurningPoint opens the Save Session dialog box.

2 Enter a file name to be used to store the session results.

TurningPoint names session files using the current system date and time. Providing your own name for the file allows you to retrieve the file more easily.

3 Click Save.

4 From the TurningPoint Toolbar, select Reset > Session.

Reset Sessions

TurningPoint clears the existing session results and allows you to run the presentation again to capture new results.

Note

TurningPoint prompts you to save existing session results when you reset the session and when you exit from TurningPoint without previously saving.

Next Steps

You are able to run reports to review responses provided by each participant during a session. The TurningPoint reports use the saved session file. Find more information on reports in Chapter 8: Reports.

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Creating and Saving

In Chapter 2: Getting Started with TurningPoint, you learned the basic steps for creating TurningPoint presentations. This chapter expands on those steps and details the powerful features of TurningPoint.

Slides

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Creating Slides

There are two ways to create a slide:

• Insert a TurningPoint template slide using the Insert Slide menu.

• Convert an existing PowerPoint slide into a TurningPoint slide.

Insert a Slide

To insert a slide into a presentation…

1 Open TurningPoint.

2 Open a presentation or create a new presentation.

Creating Slides

3 Click Insert Slide on the TurningPoint Toolbar.

4 Select the slide type from the Insert Slide menu.

• TurningPoint inserts the new slide into the presentation.

• Depending on the type of slide selected, the new slide may contain question, answer, and chart

regions.

Find information about the different slide types in Types of Slides on page 38.

Depending on the TurningPoint settings, the slide may contain an interactive shape such as an Answer Now prompt Countdown or, Response Counters. Find more information on adding or changing these objects in Add Objects on page 102.

5 Edit the text in the question region to reflect the question for the audience.

6 Edit the text in the answer region to reflect the choices the participants will have when responding to

the question.

• Enter up to ten answers in the answer region.

• Repeat this procedure as many times as needed to create the interactive presentation.

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Save the Presentation Slides

Since TurningPoint slides are native PowerPoint slides, they are saved as part of the presentation file (.ppt). This file can be shared with other TurningPoint and PowerPoint users.

Note

The presentation can safely be opened on computers without TurningPoint installed. Do not edit the TurningPoint slides on a computer without TurningPoint installed. Otherwise, the slides may not function properly the next time the interactive presentation is run.

To save the presentation...

1 Click File on the PowerPoint Toolbar and select Save As.

2 Select a location to save the file and type a filename for the file in the space provided.

Keep the .ppt extension in the filename to ensure that PowerPoint opens the presentation file.

3 Click Save.

TurningPoint saves all of the presentation-level settings defined in the Settings menu with the interactive presentation. When the presentation is opened on a different computer, the saved presentation settings are used instead of the computer’s default settings. This function preserves the custom settings so they do not have to be reapplied every time the presentation is opened on a different computer with TurningPoint installed. Find more information on settings in Chapter 4: Response Device and Settings Management.

Note

Restore the computer’s settings when using any presentation. In the Settings menu, select Presentation in the left pane. A Restore default presentation settings button displays in the bar below the settings options. Select this button, and a dialog box opens with this statement: “This will restore the presentation settings back to the default installation state.” Select Yes to restore the default settings.

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Types of Slides

The Insert Slide menu on the TurningPoint Toolbar lists all of the slides that can be inserted into a presentation.

Chart Slides

The first seven slides on the Insert Slide menu insert a template slide with a chart of the specified type: Vertical, Horizontal, 3D Pie, Distributed Pie, Offset, Doughnut, or Responses Only. The chart shows the results of the audience’s choices for each answer.

Chart Slides Menu

The seven chart slides in the Insert Slide menu each contain the following:

• A Question Region with the text “Enter question text…”

• An Answer Region with the text “Enter answer text…”

• A Chart Region with a chart of the specified type

Note

Responses Only slides do not contain a chart.

Charts are objects on the TurningPoint slide that can be moved and resized just like ordinary objects. The chart type on a TurningPoint slide can be changed by following the instructions in Change Chart Types on page 74.

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Vertical Slide

The vertical slide contains a bar chart with vertical bars for each answer.

Vertical Slide

Types of Slides

Horizontal Slide

The horizontal slide contains a bar chart with horizontal bars for each answer. Each bar displays behind the corresponding answer in the answer region.

Horizontal Slide

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3D Pie Slide

The 3D pie slide contains a three-dimensional pie chart with a slice for each answer and a key indicating the color representing each answer.

3D Pie Slide

Distributed Pie Slide

The distributed pie slide is similar to the 3D pie slide except the slices are separated from each other.

Distributed Pie Slide

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Offset Slide

The offset slide contains a bar chart with horizontal bars for each answer. Each bar is shown directly below the corresponding answer in the answer region.

Offset Slide

Doughnut Slide

The doughnut slide contains a pie chart with a hollow center with a slice for each answer and a key indicating the color representing each answer.

Doughnut Slide

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Responses Only Slide

The responses only slide displays only the text results of responses. Depending on the settings, the results are display as a percentage or a vote count. No graph is displayed.

Responses Only Slide

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Competition Slides

The second set of slides on the Insert Slide menu are the setup and summary slides for competitions. These slides assign teams and keep track of the participants or teams with the most points and fastest responses.

Competition Slides Menu

The competition slides include: Team Assignment Slide, Participant Leader Board, Team Leader Board, Team MVP, Fastest Responders, Racing Leader Board Slides, and Wager Slide.

Since the Leader Boards and Fastest Responders slides are updated after each question, they only need to be included once in the presentation. Simply place it at the end of the presentation and jump to that slide when you want to know which participants or teams are in the lead.

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Team Assignment Slide

The Team Assignment slide allows audience members to choose a team. Simply include names for the teams in the answer list, and the participants will automatically be placed on the teams according to their answers. Display this slide early in the presentation so that participants can join a team at the beginning.

Team Assignment Slide

The Team Assignment slide allows teams to be assigned dynamically, while assigning groups in the Participant List ensures that the same participants are always on the same teams. Find more information on setting up a competition in Chapter 5: Track Participants and Teams.

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Participant Leader Board

The Participant Leader Board displays the top individual participants ranked by their total points. This slide updates dynamically after each question.

Participant Leader Board

Use TurningPoint settings to specify the number of participants to show on the slide in the TurningPoint settings. Specify whether the point totals should be cumulative, or for the most recent question. Find more information on modifying settings in Chapter 4: Response Device and Settings Management.

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Team Leader Board

The Team Leader Board displays the top teams ranked by their total points. (The team’s points are the average of the team’s participants’ points.) The slide updates dynamically after each question.

Team Leader Board

Use TurningPoint settings to specify the number of teams to show on the slide in the TurningPoint settings. Specify whether the point totals should be cumulative, or for the most recent question. Find more information on modifying settings in Chapter 4: Response Device and Settings Management.

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Team MVP

The Team MVP slide displays the individual participant on each team with the most points. This feature requires a participant list, team, and correct answers. This slide is updated dynamically after each question.

Team MVP Slide

Fastest Responders

The Fastest Responders slide displays the individual participants who responded correctly and the fastest to the most recent question. This feature requires a correct response or point value. This slide is updated dynamically after each question.

Fastest Responders

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Racing Leader Board Slides

The Racing Leader Board slides provide a graphical display of the Team Leader Board data in a three-part system. Stage 1 and Stage 2 are on the same slide (shown below). The teams will be displayed in an even line at Stage 1. Upon activating the animation (Stage 2), the objects will advance and display the winner of the current round. At the completion of team competition slides, the Winner Slide (show below) displays.

Racing Leader Board Slide - Balloon Race

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Racing Leader Board Slide - Horse Derby Race

Types of Slides

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Wager Slide

The Wager Slide allows participants to wager a percentage of their points on the next question slide. If the participant fails to correctly answer the slide, the amount of points wagered is lost. If the participant successfully answers the question, they are awarded that percentage of points.

Wager Slide

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Template Slides

The third set of slides on the Insert Slide menu are templates for commonly used kinds of questions, such as Yes/No, True/False, Yes/No/Abstain, Likert Scale, Generic and Ice Breaker Slides.

Template Slides Menu

When any of the template slides are inserted, a chart of the default type (specified in the Settings) is placed onto the slide. The chart type can be changed on the inserted slide. Find information for changing chart types in Chart Slides on page 38.

Note

Change the default chart type to any of the six chart types using the Standard Chart Type setting, a presentation-level setting. Find more information on modifying settings in Chapter 4: Response Device and Settings Management.

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Yes/No Slide

A Yes/No slide is used for a question with a yes or no response. The slide includes a generically worded question and answers. The question text can be edited.

Yes/No Slide

True/False Slides

A True/False slide is used for a question with a true or false response. The slide includes a generically worded question and answers. The question text can be edited.

True/False Slide

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Yes/No/Abstain Slide

A Yes/No/Abstain slide is used with a yes or no response with an option to abstain. The slide includes a generically worded question and answers. The question text can be edited.

Yes/No/Abstain Slide

Likert Scale Slide

A Likert Scale slide is used for a statement with a response of varying levels of agreement or disagreement. There are 4-, 5-, and 7-level Likert Scale slides. The slide includes a generically worded question and answers. The question text can be edited.

Likert Scale Slide

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Generic Slide

A Generic 2 to 10 answer slide allows you to insert a slide with up to 10 answers. The slide includes a generically worded question and answers. The question and answer text can be edited.

Generic Slide

Icebreaker Slides

An Icebreaker slide is a slide with an analogy or word scramble question to get your audience involved in the TurningPoint presentation. Analogies are automatically generated, but a word must be supplied for the word scramble.

The Analogy icebreaker slide creates a slide with an analogy question with one missing word. It includes four choices, one of which is marked as the correct choice. If a Correct Answer Indicator is included, the

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correct choice will be revealed after polling. Find more information on adding a Correct Answer Indicator in Add a Correct Answer Indicator on page 110.

Analogy Slide

The Word Scramble icebreaker slide requires the input of a word. Every other letter from the word is removed. The removed letters are scrambled and appear as one of four choices. The correct choice is automatically marked. If a Correct Answer Indicator is included, the correct choice will be revealed after polling. Find more information on adding a Correct Answer Indicator in Add a Correct Answer Indicator on page 110.

Word Scramble Slide

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Special Slides

The final set of slides in the Insert Slides menu are special-purpose slides. They include: ResponseCard RF Channel Slide, ResponseWare Log-In, Fill in the Blank Slide, Essay Slide, Numeric Response Slide, Priority Ranking, Demographic Comparison, and Moment to Moment 1 to 5.

Special Slides Menu

ResponseCard RF Channel Slide

The ResponseCard RF Channel Slide displays channel setting instructions for the ResponseCard Radio Frequency devices used by participants.

The ResponseCard RF Channel Slide displays instructions that show participants how to set the channel on their response devices. If simultaneous presentations are occurring in adjacent rooms, each room will need to be on a different channel to prevent interference.

Before changing the channel setting on the ResponseCard devices, the channel will need to be changed on the receiver. There are 82 possible channels for the ResponseCard RF and 74 possible channels for ResponseCard XR, ResponseCard NXT, and the default channel is 41.

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Once the channel is set correctly on the receiver, display the ResponseCard RF Channel Slide early in the presentation so that participants can update the channel on their devices.

ResponseCard RF Channel Slide

ResponseWare Log-In Slide

The ResponseWare Log-In slide displays setup information for participants using ResponseWare to send their responses.

The ResponseWare Log-In slide displays the ResponseWare session information. The ResponseWare session information includes the Web Address and Session ID. If some of the participants in the audience will be using ResponseWare, this slide should be included early in the presentation so that they can

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successfully connect. Find more information on using ResponseWare in Chapter 4: Response Device and Settings Management.

ResponseWare Log-In Slide

Fill in the Blank Slide

The Fill in the Blank slide contains a question region to pose a question. It does not contain an answer region or a chart, since the responses are in the form of text. ResponseCard XR and ResponseWare users may provide alphanumeric responses of varying lengths.

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Specify one or more keywords in the TurningPoint settings that the answer should contain to be considered correct (for reporting and grading purposes). Find more information in Chapter 4: Response Device and Settings Management.

Fill in the Blank Slide

Numeric Response Slide

The Numeric Response slide contains a question region to pose a question. It does not contain an answer region or a chart, since the responses are entered in manually through the response devices.

Numeric Response Slide

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Essay Slide

The Essay slide contains a question region to pose a question. It does not contain an answer region or a chart, since the responses are in the form of text. ResponseCard XR and ResponseWare users may provide alphanumeric responses of varying lengths.

Essay Slide

Priority Ranking Slide

A Priority Ranking slide weighs participants’ choices and then ranks them accordingly.

Priority Ranking slides allow participants to respond to a question or poll more than once. Specify the number of responses (maximum of 10) allowed per participant, the responses are then weighted, with points assigned to each response. By default the first choice is worth ten points, the second choice is worth nine, etc. The response weights can be changed through the TurningPoint settings.

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The Priority Ranking slide displays the weighted scores assigned to the answers based on participant responses. Find more information in Insert a Priority Ranking Slide on page 67.

Priority Ranking Slide

Demographic Comparison Slide

A Demographic Comparison slide shows results based on certain demographic information.

The Demographic Comparison slide visually displays the results of a question based on certain demographic information obtained from the audience. For instance, insert a comparison slide that calculates how participants’ ages relate to the amount of television that they watch. To use a

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Demographic Comparison slide you must first designate a slide as “Demographic.” Find more information on Designate a Demographic Slide on page 73.

Demographic Comparison Slide

Tip

For optimum readability it is recommend that the questions being compared contain no more than five answer choices each.

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Comparative Links

The Comparative Links slide can be used to display the results from two separate slides on one slide. For instance, ask a question in the beginning of the presentation and then again towards the end and use a comparative links slide to display the results from each time the question was asked.

Comparative Links Slide

Moment to Moment Scoring

The Moment to Moment Scoring slide can be used to have participants rate something on a scale of 1 to 5 at regular intervals over a period of time. The Moment to Moment Scoring slide contains a question region for the question and a chart that shows the average response at each polling interval and a curve connecting the values. Advancing the presentation closes polling.

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Set the polling interval in seconds for a Moment to Moment Scoring slide in the TurningPoint settings using the Polling Cycle setting, a slide-level setting. Find more information about modifying settings in Chapter 4: Response Device and Settings Management.

Moment to Moment Scoring Slide

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Insert Special Slides

Inserting some Special Slides differs from inserting Chart, Competition, Template, and other Special slides as outlined in Insert a Slide on page 36. These slides require additional information or changes to settings to function properly.

This section describes how to:

• Insert a Numeric Response Slide

• Insert a Priority Ranking Slide

• Insert a Demographic Comparison Slide

• Insert a Comparative Links Slide

Insert a Numeric Response Slide

One use for Numeric Response slide would be to pose a mathematical question to your participants. Instead of a multiple choice question where the participants would be able to guess the correct answer, they would have to use their response device to enter in a value they have determined on their own.

To insert a Numeric Response slide...

1 Navigate to the slide you would like the Numeric Response slide to be inserted after.

2 Click Insert Slide on the TurningPoint Toolbarand select Numeric Response Slide.

Numeric Response Dialog Box

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3 Enter the Acceptable Value for the question.

This value is considered the correct response for the question.

4 Enter a range of values instead of a specific value.

• Check the box labeled Set Range.

• Enter the Minimum value.

• Enter the Maximum value.

Note

You may choose to enter both an Acceptable Value and Range.

5 Click OK.

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A new slide opens prompting you to enter question text.

Numeric Response Slide

6 Enter the question.

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Insert a Priority Ranking Slide

Inserting a Priority Ranking slide to allows participants to respond multiple times to a question. The responses are then weighted and ranked accordingly.

A Priority Ranking slide will determine what is most important to participants. Insert a Priority Ranking slide, select the number of responses to allow per participant, and then ask participants what is most important. Participants enter their first choice as their first response, their second choice second, etc. By default the first choice is worth ten points, the second choice is worth nine, the third choice is worth eight, etc. The response weights can be changed through the TurningPoint settings.

For example: Create a slide with five possible answers. Allow three responses (choices) per participant where first the choice is worth ten points, the second nine, and the third eight. Six participants provide responses. The first three participants select 5, 4, 3 as answers in that order. The second three participants select 1,2,3 as answers in that order. TurningPoint calculates the results as depicted in the table below.

Answer Number Participant Responses Answer Point Value

1 3 as 1st choice 3 responses @ 10 points each 30

2 3 as 2nd choice 3 responses @ 9 points each 27

3 6 as 3rd choice 6 responses @ 8 points each 48

4 3 as 2nd choice 3 responses @ 9 points each 27

5 3 as 1st choice 3 responses @ 10 points each 30

The table shows that despite participants selecting answers 1 and 5 as their first choice 3 times each, all six participants selected answer 3. This gives answer 3 a higher priority for the group as a whole.

To insert a Priority Ranking slide…

1 Navigate to the slide the Priority Ranking slide will be inserted after.

Total Points Reviewed by Answer

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2 Click Insert Slide on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Priority Ranking.

Priority Ranking Dialog Box

3 Enter the number of responses you wish to allow per participant.

The default number of responses is set at 3. The maximum number of responses is 10. Find more information about changing the default number of responses in Chapter 4: Response Device and Settings Management.

4 Click OK.

A new slide opens prompting you to enter question and answer text.

Priority Ranking Slide

5 Enter the desired question and responses.

Poll participants and ask them to respond the selected number of times. Their responses are weighted and ranked: first responses are weighted more than second, second more than third, etc.

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Insert a Demographic Comparison Slide

The Demographic Comparison slide can be used to visually display the results of a question slide in terms of certain demographic information gathered from the audience.

For example, use this slide to show how participants’ age groups influence the number of hours of television they watch per day.

It is important to remember to designate a slide as “Demographic” in the Settings menu to be able to insert a Demographic Comparison slide.

To insert a Demographic Comparison slide…

1 Navigate to the slide the Demographic Comparison slide will be inserted after.

2 Click Insert Slide on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Demographic Comparison.

The Demographic Comparison dialog box opens.

Demographic Comparison Dialog Box

3 Select a demographic slide from the first drop-down menu.

Any slides you have designated as “Demographic” are included in the menu. Find more information on designating a slide as “Demographic” in Designate a Demographic Slide on page 73.

4 Select a question slide to link with the demographic slide from the second drop-down menu.

Choose both a demographic slide and a question slide.

5 Click OK.

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The Demographic Comparison slide is inserted displaying the demographic results in a chart. This slide creates its title based on the question slide.

Demographic Comparison Slide

Insert a Comparative Links Slide

The Comparative Links slide can be used to display the results from two separate slides on one slide.

Before You Begin

Before setting up a comparative link, first create the slides you would like to compare. Generally, the slides being compared should each have the same number of answers. The slide on which the comparison will be displayed should come after the slides it is being compared to, so that the results of those slides are available for display.

To create a comparative link...

1 Click Insert Slide on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Comparative Links.

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The comparative links window opens.

Comparative Links Window

2 Select a slide from the First Slide drop-down menu.

3 Select a slide to compare with in the Second Slide drop-down menu.

4 Click OK.

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• The Comparative Links Slide is inserted into the presentation.

5 Repeat steps 1through 4to add additional comparative links slides.

Next Steps

The chart will reflect the results from the first and second slide after response data has been collected.

Delete a comparative links slide by simply deleting it from the presentation.

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Modify Slides

TurningPoint slides are simply ordinary PowerPoint slides with extra features, customize them as you would an ordinary PowerPoint slide. Reorder slides, move objects, add text and pictures, apply fonts and color schemes, and use animations.

Modify the features TurningPoint adds to your slides by changing chart types and colors, using pictures for answers, and adding Correct Answer Indicators.

Note

Chart settings will retain any modifications made, even after adding or removing answers on the modified chart slides.

This section describes how to:

• Designate a Demographic Slide

• Change Chart Types

• Enable Zero-based Polling

• Identify a Correct Answer from the Settings Window

• Identify a Correct Answer on a TurningPoint Slide

• Use Keywords for Fill in the Blank Slides

• Set Point Values from the Settings Window

• Set Point Values on a TurningPoint Slide

• Clear Answer Values from the Settings Window

• Clear Answer Values on a TurningPoint Slide

• Use Speed Scoring

• Create Picture Slides

• Change Chart Colors

• Make a PowerPoint Slide Interactive by Inserting a Chart

• Disable Auto Scale in Charts

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Designate a Demographic Slide

You can designate a slide as demographic to see how a certain group in your audience responds to certain questions. Slides designated as Demographic can be used in conjunction with Demographic Comparison Slides or Demographic Reports.

To designate a slide as “Demographic”...

1 Click Tools on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Settings.

The Settings window opens.

Settings Window

2 Select the slide to be designated as Demographic from the Settings Hierarchy.

• The available settings for the slide display in the right pane of the window.

3 Under the Misc settings, select Demographic.

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A drop-down menu opens.

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Settings for Demographic Slide

4 Select True.

5 Click Done.

The slide is now a Demographic slide.

Change Chart Types

Can change the type on a TurningPoint slide using the Insert Object menu.

To change a chart’s type…

1 Navigate to the TurningPoint slide to change the chart.

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2 Click Insert Object on the TurningPoint Toolbar and mouse over Charts or Animated 2D/3D Charts.

Insert Object: Charts

Insert Object: Animated 2D/3D Charts

3 Select the chart type.

When the chart type is selected, TurningPoint changes the chart on the slide to match.

A Responses Only chart type will remove any TurningPoint chart on the slide and only show the response percentages or response counts when polling.

Note

To insert an Animated 2D/3D Chart Adobe Flash Player needs to be installed. To download the latest version of Flash go to: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

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Enable Zero-based Polling

By default, answers are numbered 1-10, but the settings can be changed to enable answers to be numbered 0-9 for zero-based polling.

To enable Zero-Based Polling...

1 Click Tools on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Settings.

2 Select a Slide from the Settings Hierarchy.

Selecting a slide affects the currently selected slide.

Note

The All Settings radio button must be selected to reveal the Zero-Based Polling Option for the presentation.

3 Under the Misc settings, select Zero-Based Polling.

4 Select True from the drop-down menu.

Answers are now numbered 0 to 9.

Note

To enable Zero-Based Polling for the entire presentation, select Apply All.

Identify a Correct Answer from the Settings Window

Correct or Incorrect answers for TurningPoint slides can be assigned through the settings window. By setting answer values, the correct answer can be shown after polling closes with a Correct Answer Indicator.

By default, answers marked Correct have a point value of 1, and answers marked Incorrect have a point value of 0.

To mark an answer correct from the Settings window…

1 Click Tools on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Settings.

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2 Select the slide that contains the answer to be identified as correct from Settings Hierarchy.

3 Select the Answer to identify as correct.

4 Select Correct from the Answer Value drop-down menu.

TurningPoint sets the selected answer as Correct and automatically sets all other answers on that slide as Incorrect.

Note

The Answer Value can be set to Correct or Incorrect from the slide. Find more information in Identify a Correct Answer on a TurningPoint Slide on page 77.

More than one correct answer on a slide can be set by repeating these steps on another answer.

Change an answer you marked as Correct to Incorrect by repeating these steps and selecting Incorrect from the drop-down menu.

Identify a Correct Answer on a TurningPoint Slide

By default, answers marked Correct have a point value of 1, and answers marked Incorrect have a point value of 0.

To mark an answer correct…

1 Navigate to the slide to mark a Correct Answer.

2 Right-click on the picture (for a picture slide) or the number of the answer (for all other slides).

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A Contextual menu opens. Observe the Set as Correct and Set as Incorrect options at the bottom of this menu.

Contextual Menu

3 Select Set as Correct from the Contextual menu.

TurningPoint sets the selected answer as Correct and automatically sets all other answers on that slide as Incorrect.

Note

The Correct and Incorrect answer value can be set in the Answer Value setting, a slide-level setting for each answer. Find more information about modifying settings in Settings on page 132.

More than one correct answer can be set on a slide by repeating these steps on another answer.

To change an answer marked as Correct to Incorrect repeat these steps and selecting Set as Incorrect from the Contextual menu.

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Use Keywords for Fill in the Blank Slides

Fill in the Blank slides do not have enumerated answers. However, you can specify that responses to a Fill in the Blank slide be counted as correct if they contain a certain word or words—a “keyword.”

To use keywords…

1 Click Tools on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Settings.

The Settings window opens.

Settings Window

2 If it is not already selected, select the slide from the Settings Hierarchy to assign keywords.

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3 Under the Misc settings, select Keywords.

Settings Window: Keywords

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Note

The Keywords setting will only be displayed if a Fill in the Blank or Essay slide is selected. Although keywords can be assigned for Essay slides, keywords are only considered for Fill in the Blank slides for reporting and grading purposes.

4 Enter the word(s) to include as keywords in the space provided.

Separate multiple keywords with semicolons. Responses containing any of the keywords will be counted as correct if that keyword has been set as the Correct Answer Value.

5 Click Done in the Settings window (settings are automatically saved).

Set Point Values from the Settings Window

The answer values are used to compute the scores in the summary slides for competitions and for reporting purposes.

Different point values can be assigned to different answers (if one answer should be awarded more than another, for example). An answer set as Correct has a default point value of 1, and an incorrect answer has a default point value of 0.

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To set a point value for an answer…

1 Click Tools on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Settings.

To assign the same point values to the whole presentation, go to step 2. To assign point values to a specific slide, go to step 3.

2 To assign the same point values to the whole presentation:

a Select Presentation from the Settings Hierarchy.

The available presentation settings display in the right pane of the window.

Settings Window: Presentation Settings

b Under the Misc settings, select Correct Point Value.

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A text box appears to enter a point value for correct answers. The point value can range from negative 10,000 through 10,000.

Settings Window: Correct Point Value

c Enter the correct point value.

d Press the Enter key.

Note

Select the Apply All button to set the point value for all existing slides in the presentation.

To set incorrect point values, go to step e. If all the incorrect point values have been set, go to step 4.

e Under the Misc settings, select Incorrect Point Value.

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A text box opens to enter a point value for incorrect answers.

Settings Window: Incorrect Point Value

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f Enter the incorrect point value.

g Press the Enter key.

Note

Select the Apply All button to set the point value for all existing slides in the presentation.

To set point values for a specific slide go to step 3. Otherwise go to step 4.

3 To assign individual point values to a specific slide:

a Select the slide from the Settings Hierarchy.

b Under the Misc settings, select Correct Point Value.

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A text box appears to enter a point value for correct answers. The point value can range from negative 10,000 through 10,000.

Settings Window: Correct Point Value

c Enter the correct point value.

d Press the Enter key.

The correct point value is set. To set incorrect point values, go to step e. If all the point values have been set, go to step 4.

e Under the Misc settings, select Incorrect Point Value.

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A text box opens to enter a point value for incorrect answers. The point value can range from negative 10,000 through 10,000.

Settings Window: Incorrect Point Value

f Enter the incorrect point value.

g Press the Enter key.

The incorrect point value is set.

Repeat step 3for each slide to assign individual point values. When finished setting the point values, go to step 4.

Change the point value by repeating these steps on the same slide and entering a new point value.

Note

The point value can also be set directly on a TurningPoint slide. Find more information in Set Point Values on a TurningPoint Slide on page 86.

4 Click Done.

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Use speed scoring to award points for answers proportionally to fastest responders on an individual basis or in team competitions. Find more information in Use Speed Scoring on page 91.

Note

If negative points have been assigned to a correct answer or positive points to an incorrect answer, use the Point Value reports. The Percentage Reports treat the correct answers with negative point values as incorrect answers and incorrect answer with positive point values as correct answers.

Set Point Values on a TurningPoint Slide

Answer values are used to calculate individual and team scores from summary slides used during competitions and for reporting purposes.

To set a point value for an answer…

1 Navigate to the slide on which to set point values.

2 Right-click on the picture (for a picture slide) or the number of the answer (for all other slides).

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A Contextual menu opens. Observe the Set Point Value option at the bottom of this menu.

Contextual Menu

3 Select Set Point Value from the Contextual menu.

4 Enter a point value in the dialog box and click OK.

TurningPoint sets the point value for the selected answer.

Note

The point value can also be set in the Settings window. Find more information in Set Point Values from the Settings Window on page 80.

Set the point value for another answer by repeating these steps.

Change the point value by repeating these steps on the same answer and entering the new point value.

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Clear Answer Values from the Settings Window

Reset the answer values to their original state from the Settings window. Selecting this option affects only slides created after the steps below have been performed. Clearing answer values from any existing slides must be done from the TurningPoint slide.

To clear the answer values for a presentation…

1 Click Tools on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Settings.

2 Select Presentation from the Settings Hierarchy.

The available settings display in the right pane of the window, and the Restore default presentation settings button displays under the Settings Hierarchy.

Settings Window: Restore Default Presentation Settings

3 Click the Restore default presentation settings button.

A dialog box opens warning that all settings will be restored back to the default state.

Restore Default Presentation Settings Warning

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4 Click Yes to clear answer values.

TurningPoint resets all of the answer values to the default values.

Note

This only resets the answer values for all slides created in the future. Find more information on resetting answer values for all existing slides in Clear Answer Values on a TurningPoint Slide on page 89.

Click No cancel restoring all of the settings back to the default state.

5 Click Done.

Note

Answer values can also be cleared on a TurningPoint slide. Find more in Clear Answer Values on a TurningPoint Slide on page 89.

Modify Slides

Clear Answer Values on a TurningPoint Slide

To clear answer values, clear the value from one or all answers.

To clear the values for an answer…

1 Navigate to the slide on which the answer values needs cleared.

2 Right-click on the picture (for a picture slide) or the number of the answer (for all other slides) for which

to clear the value, or any answer on that slide to clear all values.

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A Contextual menu opens. Observe the Clear Answer Value and Clear All Answer Values options at the bottom of this menu.

Contextual Menu

3 Select one of the following from the Contextual menu:

• Clear Answer Value - clears the value for the selected answer only.

The answer value for the selected answer is set to No Value if no other answer is set to Correct. The Answer Value is set to Incorrect if there is another answer that is set to correct.

• Clear All Answer Values - clears all answer values for the slide.

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TurningPoint sets the answer values for all answers on the slide to No Value.

Note

Answer values can be cleared from the Settings window. Find more information about modifying settings in Clear Answer Values from the Settings Window on page 88.

Use Speed Scoring

Speed scoring awards points proportionally based on how quickly a participant responds. Any slide with correct or point value answers marked can be used for speed scoring. Speed scoring calculates points based on when polling opens and closes or the length of a countdown when a Countdown Indicator is used.

Below is an example that assumes polling remained open for ten seconds or a Countdown Indicator set at ten seconds was used.

Example: Answer A is given a point value of 10 points. When polling opens, if the participant selects answer A immediately, they will receive 10 points. As time progresses, the point value decreases. If the participant selects answer A with 5 seconds left, they receive 5 points. If the participant does not select an answer before polling closes or the timer hits zero, they receive no points.

Before You Begin

To use speed scoring, set points for one or more answers on the slide. Find information on setting points in Set Point Values from the Settings Window on page 80or Set Point Values on a TurningPoint Slide on page 86.

To use speed scoring…

1 Click Tools on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Settings.

2 If it is not already selected, select the slide from the Settings Hierarchy on which to enable speed

scoring.

3 Select Speed Scoring under the Misc settings.

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A drop-down menu opens.

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Settings Window: Speed Scoring

4 Select True from the menu to enable speed scoring.

• Select False to disable speed scoring.

5 Click Done (settings are saved automatically).

Create Picture Slides

Instead of using textual answers in the answer region, use pictures. This is useful if you pose a question where a visual aid will help the audience choose.

To create a picture slide…

1 Create a TurningPoint slide.

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The text in the answer region will be replaced by pictures. Therefore, it is recommended to use descriptive words or phrases in the answer region because this text will be used for the chart labels (answer aliases) and answer text in settings and reports.

Note

Since pictures are being used as answers, the horizontal and offset charts will not align correctly with the answers. Use a vertical, 3D pie, distributed pie, or doughnut chart. Find more information in Types of Slides on page 38.

2 Insert pictures to use as answers using the options in PowerPoint’s Insert > Picture menu.

Insert one picture for each answer.

Find more information on inserting pictures in PowerPoint’s online help.

3 Resize and arrange the pictures so that they are properly displayed on the slide.

Select and drag the picture to reposition it. Resize the picture using the Format Picture Command. Find more information in PowerPoint’s online help.

4 To order the pictures correctly with the answers, follow these steps:

a Ensure that no objects on the slide are selected by clicking outside the slide.

b Select the picture that corresponds to the first answer by clicking on it.

c Select the picture that corresponds to the second answer by holding the Control key on the keyboard

and clicking on the picture.

Now both the first and second pictures are selected.

d Repeat step c for each additional picture all the pictures have been selected.

Note

Pictures may be included on the slide that are not associated with one of the answers (for decoration or illustration). Do not select these pictures.

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5 Click Convert to Picture Slide on the TurningPoint Toolbar.

Convert Picture Slide Button

After clicking the Convert to Picture Slide button, the answer region is hidden and the pictures are enumerated with a label, and the chart answers are updated with the answers assigned to them.

Picture Slide

After converting the answers to pictures, resize and arrange the pictures to adjust them.

Additionally, a correct answer or point values may be identified.

Change Chart Colors

The colors used by charts are defined in the TurningPoint settings. By default, the charts take on the colors defined in your PowerPoint presentation’s color scheme.

Note

Chart settings will retain any modifications made, even after adding or removing answers on the modified chart slides.

To change chart colors…

1 Click Tools on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Settings.

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2 Select the All Settings radio button.

The Chart Color settings display in the right pane of the window.

Settings Window: All Settings

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3 Select Presentation or a Slide from the Settings Hierarchy to specify whether to make changes to chart

colors on the presentation-level or slide-level.

The level at which the setting is changed controls which slides are affected:

• Making changes at the presentation-level affects all slides created in the future.

Note

Select the Apply All button to change the chart colors for all existing slides in the presentation.

• Making changes on the slide-level affects only the slide selected.

4 Locate the Chart Colors setting in the Chart Settings group and select it.

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A drop-down menu opens.

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Chart Colors Setting

5 Select a value for the Chart Colors setting.

There are three options:

• Color Scheme - uses the color scheme of the PowerPoint presentation.

• User Defined - uses ten user-defined colors.

• Correct Incorrect - uses two user-defined colors, one for correct answers and one for incorrect. (The

default colors for correct and incorrect are green and red, respectively.)

Note

When Color Scheme is selected, PowerPoint reverses the color order for Horizontal and Offset Charts. Example: If the color scheme has Light Blue, Blue, Aqua, and Green with Light Blue as the first color to be displayed and Green as the last, PowerPoint will display the colors in reverse for Horizontal and Offset Charts. Green is the first color displayed, and Light Blue is the last.

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6 Specify the colors in the Chart Settings for User Defined or Correct Incorrect charts colors by completing

the following steps:

Settings Window Chart Settings

a Select one of the colors labeled 1–10 or Correct and Incorrect.

A grid of 40 color swatches opens.

Color Swatches

b Select a color from the swatches.

The grid closes, and TurningPoint assigns the color.

To change all colors back to their defaults, click the Defaults button.

c Repeat steps a and b for all colors that need to be changed.

7 Click Done (settings are automatically saved).

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If changes are made on a presentation-level, any new slides created will reflect the new colors.

If changes are made to the slide-level setting, the slide selected will reflect the new colors.

Make a PowerPoint Slide Interactive by Inserting a Chart

Make an ordinary PowerPoint slide interactive by adding a chart to a slide that already has a question and a list of answers, or by creating a PowerPoint slide with a title and a bulleted or numbered list.

When the slide is converted to a TurningPoint slide, the title will become the question and the bulleted or numbered list will become the list of answers. Up to ten items may be included in the list.

Note

The question/title and the list of answers/numbered list must be in two separate boxes for the conversion to work properly.

To convert a PowerPoint slide to an interactive slide…

1 Navigate to the PowerPoint slide to be converted into a TurningPoint slide.

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2 Click Insert Object on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Charts or Animated 2D/3D Charts.

Insert Object: Charts

Insert Object: Animated 2D/3D Charts

3 Select a chart to add to the slide.

When the chart has been selected, TurningPoint converts the title of the slide to the question, the bulleted or numbered list to the answers, and adds the chart to the slide. If Responses Only is selected,

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a chart will not be placed on the slide, the response percentages and response counts will display when polling closes.

Note

The bulleted or numbered answer list is re-numbered according to the TurningPoint settings.

Numbering schemes can be modified for answers in the Answer Bullet Format setting, a presentationlevel setting. Find more information about modifying settings in Chapter 4: Response Device and Settings Management.

Disable Auto Scale in Charts

When slides are inserted in TurningPoint, vertical charts are set to auto scale according to their percentages. In some cases, the vertical charts do not display polling results proportionately. Vertical charts can be made to display on a proportionate scale by disabling the Auto Scale Charts setting.

To disable Auto Scaling...

1 Click Tools on the TurningPoint Toolbar and select Settings.

2 Select Presentation from the Settings Hierarchy.

3 Under the Chart Settings, select Auto Scale Charts.

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Five Steps to Presentation Success

Step One: Create Presentation Slides

Step Two: Set Up the Response Devices

Step Three: Create a Participant List

Step Four: Run a Presentation Session

Step Five: Save Session Results

Creating Slides

Insert a Slide

Save the Presentation Slides

Types of Slides

Chart Slides

Competition Slides

Template Slides

Special Slides

Insert Special Slides

Insert a Numeric Response Slide

Insert a Priority Ranking Slide

Insert a Demographic Comparison Slide

Insert a Comparative Links Slide

Modify Slides

Designate a Demographic Slide

Change Chart Types

Enable Zero-based Polling

Identify a Correct Answer from the Settings Window

Identify a Correct Answer on a TurningPoint Slide

Use Keywords for Fill in the Blank Slides

Set Point Values from the Settings Window

Set Point Values on a TurningPoint Slide

Clear Answer Values from the Settings Window

Clear Answer Values on a TurningPoint Slide

Use Speed Scoring

Create Picture Slides

Change Chart Colors

Make a PowerPoint Slide Interactive by Inserting a Chart

Disable Auto Scale in Charts