Q-Live widgets in presentation
You can embed a Q-Live poll as part of a slide — either a QR code for the audience or live results. Music and slide content remain, the audience votes in parallel, results update in real time directly in the slide.
Requirements
- A paid plan: Premium, Premium Plus or Premium Business (not available on Free — neither in the editor nor via the MCP connector)
- An existing Q-Live event (create one in Tools → Q-Live)
Two widgets
1. Q-Live QR widget
A static QR code linking to /q/{code} — audience scans with their phone and votes.
Widget properties:
- Size via resize handles
- Label (text below the QR, e.g. "Scan to vote")
- Show code — display the 6-digit join code below the QR (default on)
2. Q-Live Results widget
Updates live with the currently active question. Renders:
- The question
- Bar chart of results (multiple choice / quiz)
- Word cloud (word_cloud poll)
- Open-text answers
- Rating distribution
- Countdown timer (when active poll has one)
Properties:
- Font sizes — Question / Options / Countdown (sliders in Properties)
- Mode — Compact (bars only) / Full (question + bars + total)
How to insert
- Open a slide in Builder
- Menu Insert → Q-Live results or Q-Live QR (without a paid subscription the items are disabled)
- A picker opens with your Q-Live events (owned + shared where you're co-host / presenter)
- Click an event → widget is inserted into the slide
- Resize / move as needed
How it works during the presentation
Widgets render in Player mode (Present mode + projector /present-live/{id}):
| Widget | Pre-presentation | During presentation |
|---|---|---|
| QR | Real QR code with join URL | Same QR (audience can already scan) |
| Results | "Waiting for active question…" | When the presenter activates a poll in Q-Live, results appear automatically |
Poll activation happens in the Clicker (Q-Live tab) or directly in Q-Live presenter. The slide widget then updates by itself.
Font sizes (Results widget only)
In Properties → Q-Live Results widget:
- Question (default 13, range 8–120) — the question heading
- Options (default 11, range 8–80) — text of each answer option
- Countdown (default 48, range 12–200) — mm:ss digits of the countdown
Values are in "design units" — automatically scaled to slide size.
Editor vs. Player
| What you see | Where |
|---|---|
| Static placeholder with ember dashed border | Builder canvas, thumbnails in slide panel |
| Real QR + live results | Player mode + projector URL |
You don't need live data in the editor — just a placeholder for layout. Real data only in the presentation.
Picker — owned + shared
The picker shows:
- Your Q-Live events
- Events where you're co-host / moderator / presenter (shared) — you can control these too
If you don't see an event in the picker, check the Q-Live host dashboard for your role.
Tips
- QR widget — keep small, in a corner — doesn't disturb the slide content
- Results widget — keep large, focal point of the slide — audience sees the chart clearly
- Font size Question 13 default works for most, but for a large projector increase to 20-30
- Slide background affects readability — the results widget has a white background, looks good on a dark slide
- Continuous music — when you have a Q-Live widget on multiple slides, music keeps playing without restart
Known limitations
- Q-Live widgets in MP4 / PNG / PPTX export render as static placeholders, not actual results (export = layout backup, not live snapshot)
- Picker doesn't support search — if you have 50+ events, scroll
- Changing an event on a widget = delete and insert again (for now)