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Getting Started with Mentimeter
This guide will provide you with the necessary information to access Mentimeter either as a creator or as a participant. Within the guide you will also be signposted to further resources available within the Mentimeter Help Centre.
Mentimeter is the live polling tool provided at LSE: you build interactive slides, and your audience responds in real time from their own devices. This guide covers logging in with your LSE account, building your first Menti, and how participants join and respond.
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Log in with your LSE account
Mentimeter access is linked to your LSE IT account, so you will always sign in using Single Sign-On (SSO).
The quickest way is to go to mentimeter.com/join/lse and sign in with your LSE credentials.
You can also sign in manually:
Go to the Mentimeter homepage and select Log in.
At the bottom of the login options, select Log in with SSO.
Enter lse as the workspace name and select Continue.
Once your account is set up through SSO you'll usually be signed in automatically. If you try the normal email and password login, Mentimeter will recognise that your account is connected to SSO and ask if you want login with this instead.
Enter LSE as the workspace
At LSE: always sign in with SSO – this is what connects you to LSE's licence and the features that come with it. For login or account problems, contact DTS at tech.support@lse.ac.uk.
Build your first Menti
On your Home screen, select New Menti + to create a new Menti.
You can then choose either Presentation (for live sessions) or Survey (for data collection). Alternatively, select Import presentation to start from an existing presentation file.
Note: In a survey, participants move through the content at their own pace (Audience Pace), rather than following slides controlled by you as the presenter (Presenter Pace). See Mentimeter's guide: How to conduct a survey.
In the Edit view, choose how to build your Menti:
Start from scratch – build your own slides: word clouds, polls, quizzes, and more.
Import slides – upload a PowerPoint, Keynote, or PDF file.
Start with AI – let AI draft a first version of your quizzes, polls, or surveys from a prompt.
Add more slides at any time with + New slide on the left. AI Creation is a starting point, so always review AI-drafted slides before presenting.
Everything you build and design lives in the Edit view – slides, content, and your theme – and it's the only place to make content changes, even if you’ll present through the PowerPoint add-in.
When you're ready, select Start presentation to go live.
To learn more about the various types of slides (interactive and content) take a look at the Create your first presentation guide or watch the short video below.
Exploring the interactive question types
There are a number of interactive question types to choose from. A few of the most commonly used are:
Multiple Choice – participants choose from a few predefined options.
Word Clouds – participants input their thoughts and ideas to create a visual representation.
Open Ended – participants type free-text answers (up to 200 characters at a time).
Ranking – participants are given a list of items and rank them in order.
Scales – participants submit numeric answers or rate statements.
There are many other question types in Mentimeter to consider for engaging your audience.
Note: with the PowerPoint add-in, you still build and edit your slides in Mentimeter. The add-in presents them, but you can't create or edit content within PowerPoint. See Using the PowerPoint Add-in.
Choose or create a theme
LSE Mentis use the LSE General theme by default, which applies LSE branding.
To use a different look, select Theme in the right-hand menu and either pick one under Default themes (click to apply) or select Create to build your own.
At LSE: the LSE General theme is a sensible default for teaching – it keeps your slides consistent with LSE branding without any setup.
How your audience joins
Participants join a live Menti from their own phone, tablet, or laptop, in one of three ways:
Join code – go to menti.com and enter the code shown on your slide.
QR code – scan the QR code with a device camera.
Join link – open a direct link you share with them.
Expand a method to see it in detail:
To see what answering looks like from a participant's side, see the How to participate guides to prepare your Menti by anticipating what your audience will experience.
At LSE: responses are anonymous by default – Mentimeter doesn't record who gave which answer unless you ask participants to identify themselves. If you do need to, consider asking them to use a nickname rather than their real name. Mentimeter should not be used to collect sensitive personal data; see LSE Data Protection.
Share results and reuse your Menti
After a session you can share and keep the results in a few ways:
Let participants view the results – give your audience access to the results once they've voted.
Export to Excel – download the responses as a spreadsheet to analyse or keep.
Save a PDF – save a PDF of your slides and results.
To reuse a Menti, clear the results – each cleared set is saved to the Menti's history rather than deleted, so you can revisit a past session in Mentimeter later.
For sharing your slides or giving colleagues access to edit, see Collaborating & Sharing Mentimeter Content.
Learn more
At LSE – the Digital Education team runs Mentimeter workshops and offers one-to-one support. For dates or help, contact eden.digital@lse.ac.uk.
Mentimeter Help Centre – help.mentimeter.com has step-by-step guides and articles covering every feature.
Mentimeter on YouTube – the official Mentimeter channel has short video tutorials and feature walkthroughs.
Other LSE guides – Why use Mentimeter?, Using the PowerPoint Add-in, and Collaborating & Sharing Mentimeter Content.
Need help?
Login or account problems: DTS, tech.support@lse.ac.uk
Using Mentimeter, training, or good practice: the Digital Education team, eden.digital@lse.ac.uk