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You can use Slido polling and Q&A directly in Webex Webinars (formerly Webex Events new) with our seamless integration. It’s currently available for up to 10,000 attendees, or 5,000 if you’re using quizzes. 

 

 In this article: 


 

Essential Requirements
  • Slido needs to be approved and enabled in the Webex Control Hub by a full Webex admin
  • Webex Webinars app version 41.9 or later
  • The following domains need to be allowed in your network firewall: slido.com, auth.slido.com, *.slido.com, sli.do, *.sli.do, webexapis.com, slido-assets-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com
Current Limitations of Webex and Slido integration:
  • Slido is available for hosts and panelists (if they’re managing Slido) in the Webex desktop app only: they need Webex Webinars on Windows or macOS
  • Webcast view for more than 10,000 attendees only supports multiple choice polls, rating polls, and Q&A
  • Co-hosts in Webex Webinars have to be a panelist and use the Webex desktop app to see Apps
  • Internet Explorer 11 not supported
  • Space meetings are not supported
  • Webex shared devices and personal devices for hosts are not yet supported
  • Not available for FedRAMP and end-to-end encrypted meetings

 

 

Schedule a Webex Webinar

 

To start: 

  1. Log in to your Webex platform (e.g. company.webex.com) and click Schedule a webinar:
     
    Scheduling a Webex Webinar

     

  2. Then fill out the information about your webinar and click Schedule once finished.
     
    Setting up a Webex webinar

     

Set up and run Slido during your webinar


You can prepare your slido in advance at slido.com. Just select Log in with Webex, enter your Webex credentials, and create your slido. 


Alternatively, you can set everything up on the day of the event directly in Webex:

  1. Open the Webex desktop app and continue to Apps. 
  2. Click Slido
  3. Select your existing slido or create a new one
     
    Launching Slido in Webex before or during your webinar or webcast

     

 

Once you’re in, create your polls or turn on Q&A moderation if preferred. 

 

Your participants will be able to interact with Slido directly in the sidebar once you open it via Apps. 

 

Please note that the Apps button and Slido are not available in webinar practice session. It will appear once you’re live. 


 

Slido in webcast mode from a participant point of view

 

For more specifics on creating and adding Slido polls to Webex, please see our detailed guide.

 

 

Have a co-host help you manage polls and Q&A


To help you activate polls and moderate submitted questions, you can add a co-host to Slido. Co-hosts need to have a panelist role in Webex Webinars to be able to see Apps. 


As the Webex webinar host, you should be the first one to open Slido via Apps > Slido during the webinar. Co-hosts also need to open Slido via Apps > Slido in order to to help with polls and Q&A. 

 

If you are using our PowerPoint or Google Slides integration for your Webinar, please make sure you’re logged in and using the same slido in both Webex and PowerPoint or Google Slides.


Here are some helpful resources for using Slido with integrations and co-hosts:

 


Frequently asked questions
 

  • Can I use Slido for webinars with over 10,000 participants? 
    The full Slido functionality is available in Webex Webinars for up to 10,000 attendees. For bigger webinars with up to 30,000 people, you can use Slido multiple choice polls, rating polls, and Q&A only. 

 

 

Curious about learning more? 
 

 

Hey @Slido Team,
today we have a fantastic experience with the PowerPoint and Webex Integartions. Thumbs up.

However yesterday I had a Webex Webinar with Slido polling, initiated through PowerPoint which did not work correctly.

Usecase:

  • I’ve prepared a Slido polling within the web interface and shared it to the Webinar host
  • The Webinar host started the Webex Webinar and activated the Slido polling
  • I started to peresent my PowerPoint slide as panelist
  • When coming to the Slido integrated slide the Slido polling started (host could see it) BUT the Slido sidebar did not come up on participant side and was not possible to show manually
  •  This was the case for the participant Desktop- and Webclient
  • Workaround: The host stopped the polling while my Slido slide was up and started it

I am able to replicate this.

It is working if I as the panelist use the host login in the PowerPoint Integration. 

It seems that ONLY the host is able to initiate the polling / sidebar not the panelist.

Best Regards,
 Rouven 

Hello @Rouven Webcast Account, 

Hope you were able to successfully run Slido during your webinar in the meantime. Sorry for the delayed reply. 


If you invited the webinar host as a collaborator to your Slido (prepared in advance), then during the webinar both you and the host need to open Slido from Apps. The host needs to add Slido to Webex first and you need to have a panelist role to be able to see Apps and open Slido from the sidebar. 

It seems like this was the only step you were missing to get Slido working via PowerPoint also in Webex.    

Apologies for not making it clear in the article, I already added a note addressing the requirement. Also, we’ve got a great selection of materials in our Slido Adoption Library, including a step-by-step guide on how to use Slido with both PowerPoint and Webex integration. 

Good luck with your next webinar, hope this helps!

Best, 

Hello @Dasa from Slido ,
I can confirm that the process is working. It was not clear that both, the Host & Panelist need to open Slido in the Webex Apps.

Best Regards,
 Rouven

Hello, @Rouven, 

I’m really happy to hear that. 


All my best, 

Hi Team,

 

this is some kind of an feature request… is it planned to add the ability to optionally use Slido also during a practice session?

Background or use case: Today I took part in a webinar lasting several hours with several breaks. During the breaks, it switched to practice mode - but this deactivates all access to Slido, at least for Webex-only users. I was therefore unable to review existing questions or submit new ones (or participate in open polls).

I have not tested it, but this limitation should not exist with an external browser. I would like to see feature parity here.
 

Regards

Christian

Hey ​@CGutjahr81 ,

Slido in Webex Webinar practice session is not on the roadmap at this time, but we will share this feedback with the team.

If the host would like to keep Slido open, I would suggest sharing the link to the Slido in the Webinar Chat, and have Slido Host Mode at slido.com pulled up to be able to use it outside of the Webinar during the Practice sessions.

Let us know if you have any other questions.

Best,

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