Mentimeter tutorial: from sign-up to a live quiz, step by step
A Mentimeter tutorial comes down to four moves: sign up for an account, click New Menti, select Live, add the slide types you want, then click Start presentation. Mentimeter's help centre says the Free plan lets anyone build as many Mentis as they like, so nothing needs paying for. Embedding in PowerPoint works through a dedicated add-in, quiz slides need a correct answer defined, and the whole flow takes under two minutes.
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Sign up: making the account
Any Mentimeter tutorial starts at the vendor's sign-up page, and Mentimeter's help centre describes exactly what happens there. You choose between two routes: a Google account, or an email address and password. The email route asks for a valid address, a password of at least eight characters, and your first and last name. After that, Mentimeter sends a verification code by email; typing it on the verification screen confirms the address and finishes the job.
Cost is not a barrier. Mentimeter states that a free account is sufficient to create a Menti Live presentation, and that the Free plan allows as many Mentis as you like. For a first audience poll or a first quiz, nothing needs upgrading before you begin.
That is the whole gate. Account made, code confirmed, and the dashboard is reachable, which is where the build begins.
- Google sign-up skips the form; email sign-up needs a valid address, a password of at least eight characters, and a first and last name.
- A verification code arrives by email, and entering it on the verification screen confirms the address.
- The Free plan covers as many Mentis as you like, so testing costs nothing.
Build the first Menti
With the account live, the dashboard carries a New Menti button marked with a plus sign. Click it and select Live, the mode the vendor documents for interactive presentations. The edit view opens, and a New slide button sits in its top left corner; each click adds a slide and opens a menu of slide types to choose from. When the deck is complete, Start presentation waits in the top right corner and pushes it to the audience.
Speed is part of the pitch. Mentimeter says creating a poll takes under two minutes: choose a poll type, customise the question, present live, and watch responses appear instantly. For anyone following this Mentimeter tutorial as a first run, the claim holds up against the button paths above, because no step sits between the dashboard and a presentable deck.
- Click New Menti + on the dashboard, then select Live.
- Click + New slide in the top left of the edit view and pick a type from the slide menu.
- Click Start presentation in the top right corner when the deck is finished.
Embed Mentimeter in PowerPoint
The vendor answers the embed question directly: Mentimeter ships a dedicated add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint that lets you embed Menti slides straight into a deck. For anyone following a Mentimeter tutorial that ends in PowerPoint, the add-in is the route, because it lets you build the presentation in PowerPoint and add interactive Menti slides without leaving the app. Mentimeter states that every slide type it offers is fully supported there, and that the slides show automatically in the order you chose when presenting.
The requirements are narrow and named. A Microsoft Office 365 account, an internet connection and a Mentimeter account, free to create, are what the vendor's PowerPoint page lists before you start. Anything outside 365, or a deck presented with no connection, sits outside what the add-in documents.
For anyone asking how to embed Mentimeter into PowerPoint without the add-in, the vendor does not document an alternative route. The add-in is the supported path, and it is also the one that keeps the slide order automatic during presenting.
The quiz maker: correct answers and live mode
A quiz begins like any other slide. Click the New Slide button on the left-hand side and choose either Select Answer or Type Answer as the slide type, the two quiz formats the help centre names: one picked from options, one typed by the audience. Enter the question title and the answer options, then select or define a correct answer. Mentimeter marks that step as required, not optional, and its help centre says so plainly once the question and options are in.
Hosting carries its own rule. The quiz competition can be hosted live or remotely, but it must be presented in real time and set to Presentation mode. A quiz left in another mode will not behave as a scored competition, so flip the mode before anyone joins. This is the one setting a Mentimeter tutorial cannot skip, because the scoring depends on it.
Select Answer suits a room voting from visible options; Type Answer suits spelling and numbers. Both count under the same real-time rule, and both need the correct answer set before presenting.
Zoom and Canva: what the integrations cover
The Zoom integration runs through the Mentimeter app for Zoom. The vendor says the app lets a presenter share a Mentimeter presentation from inside Zoom without leaving or switching tabs, and that the voting view appears automatically, so participants vote and answer questions in the same meeting view. Two restrictions apply: the integration is only compatible with Menti Live, and a presenter needs a Mentimeter account to use the app.
Canva is the honest gap, and no Mentimeter tutorial can close it. The vendor's help pages document a PowerPoint add-in and a Zoom app, and Canva appears nowhere among the integrations they name; the same is true of Google Slides. A Canva design has no supported embed route, so the practical option is a linked Menti opened in a browser beside the deck.
Video tutorials on YouTube
Watching beats reading for some people, and the vendor agrees. Mentimeter's help centre points to its video tutorials on YouTube as a way to get an idea of how the tool works, and its support materials also include recordings of previous webinars. The home screen materials, from videos to tutorials to the help centre itself, are framed as ways to get started and learn new features. A Mentimeter YouTube tutorial is therefore not third-party territory; the vendor's own channel is where its help centre sends people first.
- YouTube video tutorials are named by the help centre as a first stop.
- Recordings of previous webinars sit alongside the video material.
- Videos, tutorials and help centre articles together form the getting-started set.
What a poll maker can and cannot do
As a poll maker, Mentimeter's stated purpose is personalised interactive polls that audiences answer while you present, and the mechanics back the wording: choose a poll type, customise the question, present live, and responses land instantly on the presenter's screen.
What it cannot do is settle a contest's rules. Whoever runs a poll decides what counts as a valid response, and answers that break those rules can be struck by the organiser; no add-in, quiz mode or integration changes that. Because responses appear in real time in front of the presenter, an odd pattern of answers is visible to whoever watches the counter, not hidden from them. Treat this Mentimeter tutorial as a guide to the buttons, and treat the organiser's published rules as the referee.
| Where it runs | What you need | What it supports |
|---|---|---|
| PowerPoint add-in | Microsoft Office 365 account, an internet connection, a Mentimeter account | All slide types; slides appear in your chosen order |
| Zoom app | A Mentimeter account for the presenter | Menti Live only; participants answer in the meeting view |
| Browser and projector | A Mentimeter account, free tier included | Real-time presenting; responses appear instantly |
How to do it
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Sign up for an account
Go to the Mentimeter sign-up page. Choose Google, or enter an email address, a password of at least eight characters, and your first and last name. Enter the verification code Mentimeter emails you to confirm the address.
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Create a Live presentation
On the dashboard, click the New Menti + button and select Live. The edit view opens with your first slide ready to edit.
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Add the slides
Click + New slide in the top left corner of the edit view and pick the slide type from the menu. Repeat for each question or poll you want.
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Set up a quiz slide
For a quiz, choose Select Answer or Type Answer, enter the question and options, then select or define the correct answer. The vendor marks this step as required before the competition can score.
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Present it live
When the presentation is complete, click Start presentation in the top right corner. For quiz competitions, stay in real time with Presentation mode switched on, whether the room is live or remote.
Common questions
How do you use Mentimeter?
A Mentimeter tutorial covers it in four moves: sign up, click New Menti + on the dashboard, select Live, add slides, then click Start presentation. The free tier carries all of it, because the help centre says the Free plan allows as many Mentis as you like. Building a poll takes under two minutes, and the audience answers while you present.
Can you embed Mentimeter in PowerPoint?
Yes. Mentimeter ships a dedicated add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint that embeds Menti slides directly in a deck. You build inside PowerPoint and add interactive slides without leaving the app, and every Mentimeter slide type is supported. The requirements are a Microsoft Office 365 account, an internet connection and a Mentimeter account.
Does the Mentimeter Zoom app let participants vote inside the meeting?
Yes, the Zoom app shows the voting view automatically, so participants vote and answer questions in the same meeting view. The presenter shares the Mentimeter presentation from inside Zoom without leaving or switching tabs. Two restrictions apply: the integration only works with Menti Live, and the presenter needs a Mentimeter account.
Can you embed Mentimeter in Canva?
Canva has no embed path in anything Mentimeter documents. The vendor's help pages name a PowerPoint add-in and a Zoom app, and Canva does not appear among the integrations they list; Google Slides is absent from them too. The practical option is a linked Menti opened in a browser beside the Canva deck.
How do you use Mentimeter for a quiz?
A Mentimeter quiz uses one of two slide types: Select Answer, where the audience picks, or Type Answer, where they type. Click New Slide, choose one, enter the question and options, then define a correct answer, which the vendor marks as required. Quiz competitions must run in real time with Presentation mode switched on, live or remote.
Does Mentimeter have a YouTube tutorial?
Yes. Mentimeter's help centre points to video tutorials on YouTube as a way to get an idea of how the tool works, and its support materials also include recordings of previous webinars. Videos, tutorials and help centre articles together form the getting-started set the vendor offers.
Where these facts come from
- help.mentimeter.com. help.mentimeter.com/en/articles/1258367-what-is-included-in-the-free-account.
- help.mentimeter.com. help.mentimeter.com/en/articles/361174-how-do-i-create-a-mentimeter-account.
- help.mentimeter.com. help.mentimeter.com/en/articles/375437-create-an-interactive-menti-live.
- help.mentimeter.com. help.mentimeter.com/en/articles/11469974-mentimeter-integrations-and-compatibility.
- help.mentimeter.com. help.mentimeter.com/en/articles/410463-how-to-create-a-quiz-competition.
Mentimeter's help pages do not document a Canva or Google Slides integration, and no Mentimeter tutorial can invent one. Quiz competitions never work outside real-time Presentation mode, per the vendor's own rule. Whoever runs a poll sets its rules, and answers that break them can be struck by the organiser; nothing here overrides a host's moderation. The free tier covers everything in this walkthrough, and no upgrade is needed to test it.
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