Slido offers a wide variety of integrations with the tools your teams use regularly. Whether it’s presentation software (Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides) or video conferencing tools (Microsoft Teams, Webex, Zoom), there’s a Slido integration that can help your teams foster better engagement during their meetings or events.
This guide outlines the best practices for rolling out integrations within your organization – as well as the benefits of performing bulk installations and centrally managing integration access.
Find bulk installation guides for specific integrations at the bottom of this page.
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Rolling out Slido integrations for your organization
Announcing the availability of Slido integrations to your members is essential. Plus, proactively communicating new features like these helps to drive the adoption and overall satisfaction of Slido.
How to introduce Slido integrations:
- Leverage Digital Signage: Display announcements on digital screens throughout your office buildings to maximize visibility. Learn more and download everything you need in this guide.
- Send Targeted Communications: Notify users via internal communication channels such as email or community forums. For example, send out an announcement like this: “You can now use Slido in PowerPoint! 🎉” – and be sure to link the specific guide(s).
- Organize Internal Trainings: Host training sessions to help people get started. For additional support or resources, including slide decks, contact your Customer Success Manager or email customer@slido.com.
Pro tip: Encourage your users to combine a presentation integration with a video conferencing integration (e.g. PowerPoint and Zoom). This maximizes the ROI of Slido in your organization, and provides the best experience to both your hosts and participants.
Bulk installation and integration management
To save time, energy and end-user issues, we recommend bulk installing integrations whenever possible. This provides a higher level of security, as well as better data control, better access management and a better user experience. Learn more about the benefits below.
Better data security and access management
When it comes to software, the best practice is to make sure you’re using a version with the latest security and quality updates installed. Bulk installation puts you (or your IT admin) in control of how and when updates are installed on your system. This prevents any potential security risks associated with using an outdated version that might no longer be supported.
And when you’ve performed a bulk installation and are centrally managing your users, you’ll have a full overview of who’s been using Slido integrations – and how frequently.
Better user experience
Central management of Slido integrations and their updates will naturally result in a smoother experience for your end users. Otherwise they could potentially encounter performance issues if using outdated versions.
Newer features will only be accessible on newer application versions. You can avoid a lot of confusion and support tickets by ensuring that everyone is on the same update and is able to use the same features.
💡 For example, Slido is releasing more and more AI features which, if enabled, will only be supported on the most recent app versions.
Pro tip: Use your endpoint management software to deliver updates at a preferred time, such as late night on a weekend.
We also know that it’s common for Enterprise clients to use firewalls or proxy servers. And we know that these can sometimes block our domains from being accessed by the add-in processes. However, with bulk install, you’re able to whitelist our domains and preemptively address any problems.
Lastly, bulk installation ensures that Slido integrations are installed on every computer used within your organization.
💡 For example, Slido for PowerPoint is an add-in that must be installed on any computer that runs a presentation with Slido. When end users are collaborating on PowerPoint presentations, it can be confusing if they don’t realize this and a collaborator doesn’t have the add-in installed.
Bulk installation guides for IT administrators
Find IT admin guides for every integration Slido has to offer below.
- Slido for PowerPoint on macOS: IT admin guide
- Slido for PowerPoint on Windows: IT admin guide
- Slido for Google Slides: IT admin guide
- Slido for Webex: IT admin guide
- Slido for Microsoft Teams: IT admin guide
- Slido for Zoom: IT admin guide
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