Share a Polling @ McGill event

As of September 1st, 2025, Slido will no longer be available for use at McGill. Vevox is replacing Slido as McGill’s official polling tool and is available for immediate use. Read more about Polling @ McGill with Vevox.

Slido is McGill’s polling tool. You can share a Polling @ McGill (i.e., Slido) event with collaborators or with students.

Share an event with collaborators in the McGill community

You can add collaborators, such as co-instructors and TAs, to modify the event or help you administer it in real time by inviting them via email.

Select the event you want to share and hover over the Share button located in the top-right section of the window. Select Invite collaborators.
Under Share access, type the email of the person you would like to add as a collaborator of the event.
- You can share your event with as many collaborators as you like.
- Collaborators cannot access event settings.
- The email invitation link is valid for 30 days. You can resend or revoke the invitation anytime using the
  (three-dot) button.

Collaborator permissions

Collaborators can do all the actions related to running Q&A, Polls, and Ideas. They cannot access and change event settings.

Collaborators can:	Collaborators cannot:
Access event Analytics Activate, edit, or create new ideas Activate, edit, or create new polls Download exports Moderate, archive, answer, label, highlight, or delete questions	Add event branding Access event Settings Change privacy Settings Change the event code or event dates Create, turn on, and turn off multiple rooms

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Share an event with students

You can invite students to respond to polls in your event in advance.

Log into Slido. Click on the Log in button in the top-right section of the window; select Log in with Webex, and enter your McGill credentials.
Select the event you would like to share and hover over the Share button located in the top-right section of the window. You can choose to:
1. Share the link with participants: A unique event link will be copied to your clipboard.
2. Download a QR code: An image file with a QR code will be downloaded. Students can scan this QR code with their mobile devices to join the event.

You can share the link with your students in an email or in myCourses.
If you are using Present mode to run the event, the QR code will appear on your first slide.

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Share or embed a specific poll or survey

Log into Slido. Click on the Log in button in the top-right section of the window; select Log in with Webex, and enter your McGill credentials.
Select the event that has the poll or survey you would like to share.
Click on the (three-dot) button and select Share.
A pop-up with a sharing link and the HTML code for embedding will appear.

Learn more:

How to use Slido at your remote meeting (Slido YouTube Channel)
TL KB:
- Run a Polling @ McGill event from an internet browser
- Set up Polling @ McGill

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