A Multiple choice poll Interactivity is a component of a Presentation Pigeonhole. With this Interactivity, a Presenter or Admin sets up questions and options for participants to vote on. It’s perfect for gathering quick opinions, understanding preferences, or making group decisions together.
Use this type of Interactivity to discover which topics resonate most with your audience, collect input on important decisions, or gauge sentiment on key proposals. Multiple choice polls give you instant insights as votes roll in. Results update live on-screen in easy-to-read charts.
A Multiple choice poll being presented live on the Projector Panel.
There are several types of Multiple choice polls on the Pigeonhole Live platform.
| Type | Description | Use cases |
| Text | Options are presented as written choices (words, short phrases, or sentences). |
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| Image | Each option is represented visually with an image, making the poll more engaging and intuitive. |
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| Number Scale | Options appear as fixed numbers (e.g., 1–5, 1–10) for rating questions. |
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| Sliding Scale | Respondents select any value on a continuous scale, giving more granular data than a fixed number scale. |
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| Ranking | Respondents point-and-click to order items by preference or priority. |
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Step 1: Add the Multiple choice poll
- Start a Presentation Pigeonhole by following Steps 1-2 in Create a Presentation Pigeonhole.
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If the Multiple choice poll is the first Interactivity you’re adding to the Presentation, select the Multiple choice poll card.
The “Add interactivity to presentation” page for a new Presentation. It shows the cards for all the Interactivity types.
If you already added other interactivities, select Add interactivity > Multiple choice poll.
Adding an Interactivity to a Presentation that already has interactivities
A new slide is added to the Presentation. A card for the Multiple choice poll displays in the left sidebar.
A new Multiple choice poll
- In the right sidebar, select the Poll type from the dropdown menu. The choices are:
- Text / image choices (default): Participants select one or more options displayed as text, images, or both. Suitable for most multiple-choice polls, including opinion, knowledge, and preference questions.
- Numeric Scale: Participants respond using a numbered scale within a defined range (for example, 1–5 or 1–10). Ideal for measuring agreement, satisfaction, or likelihood.
- Draggable Scale: Participants drag a slider along a scale to indicate their response. Best for capturing more granular feedback between two endpoints.
- Icon rating: Participants rate using visual icons such as stars or hearts. Useful for quick sentiment or experience-based feedback.
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Ranking: Participants arrange options in order of preference or priority. Suitable for comparing choices and identifying relative importance.
The expanded Poll type dropdown menu showing the options described above
The example in this article shows how to add the default Poll type (Text / image choices).
Step 2: Add the questions
- Enter the question by clicking inside the Question field.
- Under Options, enter a set of answers for the question. You must enter at least two possible answers for each question.
The Poll type, Question, and Options fields in the right sidebar. It shows the fields for the default Poll type (Text / image choices).
Step 3: Configure settings
- (Optional) Change the settings as needed:
- Votes per participant: Sets the maximum number of options each participant can vote for in this poll. Increase this value to allow multiple selections, or set it to 1 to limit participants to a single choice.
- Chart type: Specifies how the poll results are presented on the Projector Panel. Beyond aesthetics, certain chart types offer better on-screen readability, depending on the length and number of the poll options.
| Chart type | Description |
| Vertical Chart (default) |
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| Horizontal Chart |
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| Pie Chart |
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- Anonymous responses: Enables participants to post questions and comments anonymously. No identifiable information is shared when participants post anonymously.
- Comments: Enables respondents to comment on the single-question Multiple choice polls they participate in. Comments do not appear on the Projector Panel by default, but can be accessed by clicking in.
- Comment filtering: Enables an admin to manage audience comments by choosing to Allow, Edit, or Dismiss them. Only allowed comments are visible to your audience. You can enable or disable this comment filtering feature at any time, even while the Interactivity is live.
- Participants can see the live results after voting: Shows live results in the Audience Web App.
- Participants can change their vote: Enables participants to edit their votes after submitting them.
- Reactions: Allows participants to use emojis to react to moments in your live events, live streams, and on-demand videos. This option displays under More settings. It is available for plans with Reactions enabled.
A screenshot of the settings for a Multiple choice poll Interactivity
Step 4: Save your work
When you’re finished, select Save changes to save the Interactivity.
Step 5: Test the Interactivity
Open the Audience Web App and Projector Panel to view it from the perspective of your audience, or practise running your Interactivity as an assistant with the Admin Panel.
If you’re on a paid plan, you can clear your own responses after you complete testing. Hover over the card for the Interactivity and select the “More options” menu (…) > Clear responses.
Viewing a Multiple choice Poll in the Audience Web App
The following image shows what a Multiple choice poll Interactivity looks like in the Audience Web App. The live results are shown because the setting “Participants see the live results after voting” has been enabled.
A Multiple choice poll Interactivity in the Audience Web App