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Use Slido in Webex Webinars

  • January 20, 2022
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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 or participants launching Slido on Webex Webinars and Webex Suite meeting platform desktop apps for Windows or macOS. 
  • Webcast view for more than 10,000 attendees only supports multiple choice polls, rating polls and Q&A
  • Slido 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 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 Login 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 the three horizontal dots or click Apps. 
  2. Click Slido (polling and Q&A)
  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, click +Add interaction to open Q&A for your audience and create your polls. 

 

Your participants will be able to interact with Slido directly in the sidebar.
 

Slido Q&A from a participant point of view

 

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


 

How panelists can use Slido


When you launch Slido in a Webex Webinar as a host, Slido automatically opens in the Webex sidebar for all panelists. Panelists can then help answer submitted questions in Q&A and run polls during the webinar.
 

If you haven’t launched Slido yet, one panelist can open Slido from Apps or three-dot menu. As the host, you can overrun the panelist’s slido and add your own. 
 

In case you’d like panelists to prepare polls in advance at slido.com, invite them to your slido as co-hosts before the webinar. This gives them access to set up Slido content ahead of time.

 

Learn more about Slido and Webex roles.

 

 

Using a presentation integration during your Webex Webinar with Slido

 

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.
 

Learn more about using Slido with Webex and Google Slides or PowerPoint presentation in Webex Adoption library (see the Quick starts section).

 


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.


 

Here are some helpful resources for using Slido in Webex Webinars:

 

 

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