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We’re thrilled to announce that starting November 7, 2024, Slido’s new and improved interface will become the default for all our users. 🚀 We’ve been gradually rolling out Slido’s revamped interface, and now it’s time to bring it to everyone, making it easier than ever to manage your meetings and events. From November 7, the new interface will be enabled by default. When you open your slido on this day, you’ll see our fresh, user-friendly layout. New Slido interface How long can I switch back to the old interface? We understand that adapting to changes can take a bit of time. That’s why you’ll still be able to switch back to the old interface for a couple of months. Just a heads-up, the old interface will be retired early in 2025, but don’t worry—we’ll give you plenty of notice before that happens. Will this change affect my data? Your data will remain untouched. All your collected data will stay safe and sound under your account, regardless of the interface you use. When will all fea

Can you believe it’s the end of August already? With a new season on the horizon, we’re excited to share the latest improvements and new functionalities that will enhance your Slido experience.🌟 🔒 Secure passcodes included in QR codes Joining a slido just got easier and more secure! Participants can simply scan a QR code from Slido Present mode or Webex devices to join without the hassle of manually entering a passcode. Plus, passcodes are now encoded, adding an extra layer of security. Secure passcode in Present mode 👍👎 Low & high score in Rating poll in the new Slido Host mode Checking off another item from our feature continuity list, we’ve added labels for low and high scores in rating polls. As a host, you’ll gain clearer insights into participant feedback, while rating becomes more intuitive for participants. Low and high score labels in Rating poll 🔗 Share and Present buttons have got a new home The Share and Present buttons in the new Slido Host mode are now conveniently l

July's been hot across Europe and in Slido HQ, and the sunshine may be to blame for the slower pace! But don't worry, we've still got some cool updates to share that we think you'll love. 😊 🌟 Improvements to the new Slido experience As more of our customers explore the new Slido Host mode via the "Try new Slido" button, we've brought some of the beloved features from the old interface and added some extra improvements. 🔧 Organization settings in the new Slido We've finalized the Organization settings, ensuring you can set defaults across your organization just like before. From Participant Privacy to Polls, Q&A, and Present mode settings, all in one place. Here’s what we added: Q&A moderation Multiple answers for polls Hide live results for polls Organization settings in new Slido Curious about what else is on the horizon? Take a peek at our feature continuity article to see what's coming up next. 🗑️ Simplified poll deletion To make the deletion of the no-longer-needed polls easier

The new Slido interface is testament to our commitment to a better experience for our hosts and attendees. Our user-centric and innovative design has a sleek and modern look that should enable you to create your Slido’s faster 🚀. Presentations and events are fast-paced, and the way we work has changed in recent years, so engaging your audience has never been more important. Whether you’re running a corporate meeting, webinar, or even a lecture, maintaining your attendees attention is the key to success. Now, with the introduction of the improved Slido interface, we’ve made it easier for presenters and participants to engage with each other. Slido’s new interface becomes permanent for all users on May 27, 2025 🚀 What’s New: ​​​​​​​Creating a Slido Slido Q&A Slido Settings Managing Interactions ​​​​​​​Analytics ​​​​​​​Creating a Slido The new interface centralizes interaction options, allowing users to add polls, Q&A sessions and quizzes as interactions in fewer clicks. These options a

We’re halfway through the year, and Slido's improvements just keep on coming! ☀️Here are just a few of the fresh updates you'll find! 😎 🤖 AI Quizzes now available for users on Basic plan We're bringing the power of AI to quizzes! Presenters using Slido for PowerPoint or Google Slides can now generate quizzes on their favorite topics in just a few clicks. Simply type in your topic, hit Generate questions and voilà! Feel free to customize the questions or use them as they are. Using AI quiz in Slido for PowerPoint This AI quiz feature is now accessible to users with Basic plan within the Slido for PowerPoint and Slido for Google Slides integrations. 📁 Bulk actions for polls in new Slido As part of our commitment to feature continuity in the new interface, we’re bringing back some of the outstanding features from the old design. You can now manage your polls at ease and merge them into a survey, or reset, duplicate, and delete several polls at once. Bulk actions in polls 🌍 Slido now s

We’ve redesigned how you create and manage Slido as a host, with a complete new look. The new interface is rolling out gradually and so you might notice a few changes. But don’t worry! With a focus on efficiency and ease of use, Slido is now more intuitive than ever. You can watch the announcement with more info here 👇 In this article: Why the change? How do I know if I’m using new Slido? Are there Help Center resources for both interfaces? Can I switch back to old Slido? Why the change? We wanted to simplify the process of creating Slidos, with a focus on eliminating friction points for our users. This meant that changes in design were needed to make it easier for users to locate and use more features. Alongside the interface changes, all the technology on the backend has been upgraded too which should streamline any future improvements. Slido’s polling and Q&A are still front and center – they’re simply more efficient. Our research shows new users can create Slidos 30% faster in the

Slido’s new interface became permanent for all users on May 27, 2025 🚀 If you were using our older interface before, watch our training session below and learn everything you need to know. The recording includes: The motivation behind the interface redesign A tour through Slido’s new look & the biggest changes Our best practices during an engaging live demo Questions from the audience Additional resources: Want to download the slides from the training? Find them attached below 😎

May has been a busy month for our teams at Slido and we’re excited to share what we’ve been up to 💚 See the latest updates below, plus learn a little bit about what’s to come 😉 📣 A new Slido interface is on the way We’ve been designing a brand new interface for our users and it’s finally ready to be released. Sign up for a training session to learn all about it! Slido’s new and improved interface Why the change? We wanted to simplify things for our users. So we went to work designing a more intuitive experience that focused on ease of use, efficiency, and productivity. New users can now create slidos 30% faster than before! What else should I know? The new interface is gradually rolling out to all users starting in June See our recent Community post to learn more We’re offering a series of trainings throughout the next few months – and we encourage anyone and everyone to sign up And in other news... 🔴 Red dot notifications for Slido in Microsoft Teams Slido for Microsoft Teams now

Slido’s new interface became permanent for all users on May 27th, 2025 🚀 Although the new interface may look a little different, its design provides an easier, quicker, and more intuitive experience. See below for answers to the most common questions regarding the changes. Where do I create my polls? How do I save my polls? Where is my Q&A? What is the control bar for? How do I adjust my quiz timer? Can I still test my Slido as a participant? Has the participant experience changed? Does new Slido have all the same features? Where can I find help? Where do I create my polls? All polls and Q&A are now listed under My interactions on the left side. Create your polls by selecting the + Add option and choosing your poll type. Create your polls How do I save my polls? Slido polls now save automatically after a few seconds. You can also save immediately by hitting return – or by clicking anywhere outside of the text box. Polls save automatically Surveys are a bit different. Because they’re d

You can now make questions mandatory to answer when sharing Surveys with your audience! Here’s how you can set it up in Slido admin 👉 Go to your Polls and open up or create a Survey . On the right hand side, simply toggle on Required question for those questions that you’d like to make mandatory for your participants to answer. Activate the Survey and share your event or the link to the Survey with your audience. And here’s what your audience will see 👉 If someone tries to submit the survey while skipping required questions, Slido will automatically highlight the ones that are mandatory in red and won’t let them send their answers until all of them are filled in. That’s it! You can pick and choose which questions you’d like to make mandatory to answer, or even make all of them required. We see many clients using required questions for collecting feedback after strategic meetings, such as all-hands or quarterly reviews. This is to make sure that they collect the opinions of even those

The month of April brings more exciting product updates from Slido HQ 🎉 There has been a lot going on, so here's a summary of everything that's new in our world 🌎 🗳️ Improved voting experience in Microsoft Teams To provide your Microsoft Teams participants with the best experience, we've made voting easy! Voting options in Microsoft Teams What’s changed: No more pop-ups for voting: The meeting chat is notified when a host activates or deactivates a poll. Chat notifications: A notification will appear in the Teams chat window, prompting attendees to go directly to the poll. Incase you miss it, a red dot will also appear on the Slido icon to indicate that the poll is active. See your interactions history easily: The new poll notifications that appear in Teams chat, allows everyone in the meeting to follow along with questions asked and open and closed polls, even after the meeting ends! you can see a full overview of Slido’s changes to Microsoft Teams in our showcase article and try i

We’re excited to share recent updates to Slido for Microsoft Teams which helps make the experience better for both hosts and participants. Enlarged layout for pre-meeting preparation Preparation for your meeting with Slido in the Teams calendar is now more intuitive and organized. You can add your interactions from the left sidebar, and create, edit and preview the Slido content in the main area. Preparing Slido in Teams calendar Improved voting experience When you launch or deactivate a poll, a chat notification is sent to the meeting chat. Your participants can vote on an active poll after clicking the Send your vote button, which opens the Slido sidebar. These chat notifications replace the previous experience using pop-ups. Previous experience with pop-ups for voting New experience using chat notifications with a button for voting As a host, you will no longer vote in the poll directly in Teams. Clicking the call-to-action in adaptive card opens the Slido sidebar to an admin view,

Buckle up! We have some great product updates for you this March 🌼 We've been busy, so here's a recap of what's new 😎 🚀 Slido for PowerPoint for macOS is finally here! The most requested and anticipated integration of all time here at Slido, has arrived 👀 and it’s looking great, even if we do say so ourselves! You can start presenting with us straight away: Install Slido for PowerPoint. You can download it here. Slido will then appear in the PowerPoint menu. Create your polls. Insert polls, Quizzes, or even a Q&A, directly into your slides. Your Slido attendees can then join and vote from their devices using a link or QR code. Check out our help center article for essential requirements and troubleshooting tips. 📍Smoother presentations with Slido We have a new and improved intuitive results picker, making your presentations a breeze! Results Picker in Slido’s sidebar Our design ensures that the poll results are easily customizable and adaptable to different types of polls, such as

This month, our Product news is short and sweet, much like February 🍬 Here’s what we’ve been up to, and what updates you can expect to see 👀 🎉 A new home for Slido Integrations Explore all Slido integrations in one place and learn more about their functionality to start using Slido in your preferred tool! Using PowerPoint, Teams, or Zoom? Go to Event settings and you’ll see the Integrations tab between Customization and Slido labs 👏 Integrations in Event Settings ✨ Improvements to the Integrations tab Running with the theme of integrations this month, we’ve made some improvements to our settings in the left hand menu of Slido, as well as a super colorful overview page. How cool is that? Improvements to Integrations Integrations are now mobile friendly and accessible with alignment and integrations now appearing in the mobile menu, too 📱 🗨️ Windows Update for Slido for PowerPoint Recommended for all of our users, there’s an update and some bug fixes for PowerPoint 🧰 These include

Can you believe it? We just said goodbye to 2023 and it’s already nearing the end of January 2024 😮 But with the brand new year comes brand new Slido updates. And we have some new and exciting product releases that we just know you’ll love 😍 🎉 Slido for PowerPoint on macOS (beta) is here The wait is finally over. Our teams have been hard at work building the macOS PowerPoint integration for quite some time and we’re beyond excited to release it to you. Head on over to our Slido for PowerPoint homepage and request your early access. Slido for PowerPoint 🖼 Add images and gifs to polls in video integrations Are you using Slido’s integrations with Webex, Zoom, or Microsoft Teams? Now you can add images and gifs to your polls directly from the integration sidebar. You can search for and add images from Pexels or gifs from Giphy without ever leaving your meeting window 💪 Add gifs and images to polls The ability to upload custom images directly from your Webex, Zoom, or Microsoft Teams w

Where has the year gone? We’ve welcomed November without noticing here at Slido HQ. Our team has some exciting product releases and updates coming up that you should check out before the years out 👀. 🔍 Slido for Zoom is live The wait is over, our Integration with Zoom is here 🚀 Whether you want to run an all-hands Q&A, determine priorities with a poll, or run a team building quiz, you can do all of that without leaving Zoom. There will be no switching for you or your participants. Slido for Zoom is Live 🗣️ New sidebar in Microsoft Teams You will now be able to view all your polls, surveys, quizzes, and Q&A on a single screen called My interactions. By default, Q&A is enabled. With a simplified design, the new sidebar features include: Live poll editing, easier navigation, and a better user interface Accessibility and dark mode improvements Using drag-and-drop to reorder interactions In a live meeting, you can swap Slidos Use Slido’s sidebar in Microsoft Teams Use Teams? then give i

As a leader, you’ll have heard lots of talk about trust. We know that it’s the glue that holds organizations together - but how can it be built when our teams are often geographically far apart? We’ve conducted exciting new research uncovering what senior leaders think is an absolute must for building trust, particularly in the hybrid workplace. All with one primary focus - to find out how they go about ensuring their teams are more connected and their organizations more productive. 👉 Join us on Nov 28 at 5PM (GMT) to: Hear about key findings from our research on trust in the hybrid workplace Learn from senior leaders as they share their challenges and tips, including live Q&A Discover best practices on how to build trust in our Slido masterclass Agenda (Times in GMT) 3-5 PM: Masterclass & Networking (In-person only) 5-6:30 PM: Learn from Leaders: The Secrets to Building Trust 6:30-7:15 PM: Virtual Masterclass (Online only) Meet our Speakers Thomas Reyto, Director EMEA Consulting at S

Greetings! Can you believe it’s already October? The year has been flying by and the holidays will be here before we know it. Before that though, our team has some exciting product releases and updates that we think you’ll love 😍 💡 Improved Q&A performance Believe it or not, Slido now performs much faster when managing your Q&A session (say what?!). When highlighting, archiving, or even marking questions as answered, Slido moves quicker than ever. 🔒 Slido for Windows updates We’re always working to strengthen and boost all of our integrations. This month we’ve added security upgrades and overall performance enhancements to Slido for Windows. 🌎 Region included in Organization Settings Slido license owners will now see their specific region listed within their account. Check it out by opening up your Organization settings looking under the General tab. 📣 This is especially helpful for clients who integrate their Slido data with Theta Lake and need to specify their region. That about

The time has flown here at Slido HQ, so now you’re fresh and ready to settle into your end of year routines. For now, we’d love to share something new for September then recap what features you may have missed over the Summer. 🔒Changes to SAML SSO for Participants SAML Based SSO We have simplified our process of SAML SSO setup, making things easier for you and your organization. How does it work? Centralization & simplification: Only Slido admins and account owners can upload the SAML XML file into the organization settings. Once this is set on the organization level, end-users won’t be able to work with SAML XML file anymore , as it will be automatically propagated from the organization settings. Improved privacy: Slido admins and account owners can enforce SAML SSO on all events in the organization (including all past and future events) without the exceptions of any individual event. 👉 Check out our Community article on all things SSO for more info 👈 🎥 A Reminder: Zoom is coming

Have a Q&A session coming up and need help setting it up? Want to make sure you can navigate all of the features successfully in a live setting? Then this webinar is for you! Join us to become a confident Slido user and seamlessly manage engaging Q&A sessions with leaders, teams or departments. We’ll show you the ropes as well as giving you some tips and tricks for maximum engagement and transparency during your Q&A. In 60 min you will learn: Learn step-by-step how to set up the Q&A in the Slido admin Discover how to introduce Slido to your audience and deal with difficult questions for maximum output Experience how to run the Q&A live while navigating the questions “backstage” 👉 Grab your seat and register for October 5th at 5PM CEST | 11AM EST If you cannot make it live, register anyway to receive the recording.

Ever wondered what sets companies with high levels of trust and engagement apart from the rest? One vital factor lies in their commitment to sharing important information with employees, which helps to alleviate stress and uncertainty. A powerful instrument in this journey are leadership Q&A sessions, which foster transparency and approachability in leaders. We’ll unpack the crucial role of recurring leadership Q&As in building trust with employees and shaping company culture. Gain insights from our guests, Slido’s General Manager Pali Dudrik and Head of HR Kati Gabova, drawing from their leadership experiences to illuminate the discussion. In 60 minutes you will: Learn from seasoned leaders about leveraging Q&A sessions to strengthen company culture Explore our best-case practices on how to deal with tough questions Ask your questions directly to senior leaders Ideal for those keen on hosting leadership Q&As, AMAs, town halls or All-Hand sessions with leaders in order to strengthen co

Schools out for the Summer break, but we’re still ticking over here at Slido, bringing you the latest improvements and releases in July’s product news! 🎉 🗣️Apps support for anonymous (guest) participants in Teams Participants not logged in to their Microsoft accounts or guests that would usually need to join through a browser now get the full Slido experience. It's now seamless for guests to join Teams from a browser. No more switching between tabs! Guest participants can now: Use the sidebar Receive popups See Present mode with share to stage on Microsoft Teams Guest participants in Teams Schedule a Teams meeting with Slido and try it out or learn more about how to use Slido for Teams. 🖵 New Slido launch screen in Webex To continue with the theme of updates, we have a new launch screen in Webex 🚀 Slido Q&A can now be added as an interaction to your meetings from the Webex sidebar. Slido in Webex Q: What does this mean for you? A: This means, there are no tabs to switch between Pol

Hello August! 👋 Whilst we wonder where this year has gone 💨, here's our August product news with the latest improvements and releases! 📊Share your event analytics for longer You asked, we listened! The share link for event analytics is now valid for up to 60 days. This means any participants or colleagues you choose to share your data reports with have plenty of time to get up to speed with the insights after an event has passed. Choose when your share link expires to Analytics To share and set your expiry for the link, Select the green Share Analytics button from the right hand side of the Analytics tab in your event. A pop up like the above visual will appear on the left. Now you’re all set! 🚀 Slido Spaces is here! With Slido Spaces, you can now organize your events into teams, meetings, projects or clients. A simpler way to collaborate on recurring meetings without having to share access every time. Find out more about how you can bring teamwork and collaboration to another leve