{"id":8534,"date":"2026-06-26T10:07:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/?p=8534"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:07:47","slug":"vevox-june-new-features-release-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/2026\/06\/26\/vevox-june-new-features-release-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vevox: June New Features Release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2023\/08\/VEVOX-logo-150dpi-Hex-Compact-Strap.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2023\/08\/VEVOX-logo-150dpi-Hex-Compact-Strap.png\" alt=\"Vevox's logo\" class=\"wp-image-7425\" style=\"width:645px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2023\/08\/VEVOX-logo-150dpi-Hex-Compact-Strap.png 779w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2023\/08\/VEVOX-logo-150dpi-Hex-Compact-Strap-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2023\/08\/VEVOX-logo-150dpi-Hex-Compact-Strap-768x215.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vevox have made a series updates to their features in their June product update.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about the new features available and improvements to existing features, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>User interface updates&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Word cloud analysis&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leaderboard flexibility&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Correct answer update\/amendment&nbsp;ability&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Word cloud questions answer restriction ability&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rich text editor\u00a0improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">User&nbsp;interface&nbsp;updates&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;&#8216;Polls&#8217; area of the dashboard&nbsp;has now been renamed&nbsp;&#8216;Presentation&#8217;&nbsp;and the&nbsp;&#8216;Surveys&#8217; area&nbsp;of the dashboard to &#8216;Self-paced&#8217;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"151\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8535\" style=\"width:132px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image.png 151w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-131x300.png 131w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A screenshot of the new \u2018Presentation\u2019 and \u2018Self-paced\u2019 options in a Vevox session.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the presentation area, you will still see a list of all the content in your session, but there will be more emphasis on<strong>&nbsp;previewing what that content looks like<\/strong>. This makes it easier to manage your presentation and stay focused on what your audience will see.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-1.png 901w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-1-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-1-768x378.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An example of the new question preview area available within the presentation area of a Vevox session.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Word cloud&nbsp;analysis&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In present view, a word cloud result can be summarised by grouping responses into themes.&nbsp;It&nbsp;can&nbsp;also&nbsp;be analysed to show the sentiment of the responses.&nbsp;Users can select the \u2018AI analysis option\u2019 which has a magic wand icon to enable this for their word clouds.&nbsp;This option is only available in \u2018present view\u2019 and cannot be used in PowerPoint Add-In.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8537\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A screenshot of the AI analysis option for word cloud questions where users can select \u2018show themes\u2019 or \u2018show sentiment\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presentation content items\u00a0re-ordering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Drag and drop (including keyboard controls) reordering of presentation content items is now possible. This gives some greater flexibility when designing your presentation content polls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leaderboard flexibility&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaderboard items can now be added&nbsp;<strong>in advance&nbsp;<\/strong>at any place within&nbsp;your session between other pieces of content.&nbsp;Leaderboards can still be&nbsp;brought up on screen&nbsp;at&nbsp;any time&nbsp;in an ad-hoc manner from Present view.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-3.png 901w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-3-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-3-768x284.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A screenshot of the &#8216;Leaderboard&#8217; option which is now listed under the \u2018non-polling content\u2019 list of questions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Correct answer update ability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Correct answers can\u00a0now be\u00a0<strong>added or\u00a0amended\u00a0after\u00a0a\u00a0poll\u00a0contains\u00a0results<\/strong>.\u00a0Once a poll with correct answers has been delivered, it is possible for you to go into the edit area of the question and either add or amend correct answer explanations, giving you greater flexibility for supporting your participants.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-4.png 901w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-4-300x23.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-4-768x60.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A screenshot of the \u2018correct answer explanation\u2019 optional field on questions which have \u2018correct\u2019 answers enabled.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Word cloud questions answer restriction ability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is now possible to\u00a0<strong>restrict the number\u00a0of responses a participant can\u00a0submit\u00a0on word cloud options<\/strong>. The responses will be set to \u2018unlimited\u2019 by default when creating your question, but you now have the\u00a0option\u00a0of setting a specific number of responses\u00a0between\u00a01 and 5.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-5.png 636w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-5-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The\u00a0option\u00a0within a word cloud question to set the number of responses allowed for participants.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q&amp;A Functionality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When&nbsp;the&nbsp;Q&amp;A is disabled&nbsp;on a session, the&nbsp;standard&nbsp;&#8216;Welcome&#8217; message in present view has been removed. &nbsp;You can still share your own custom messages, which can be&nbsp;added with the announcements feature&nbsp;under the Q&amp;A area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rich text editor&nbsp;improvements&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following improvements have been made to the rich text editor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now use&nbsp;<strong>additional&nbsp;text colours<\/strong>&nbsp;in&nbsp;both&nbsp;question titles and correct answer explanations.&nbsp;A text colour option is now available in the rich text editor space.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-6.png 394w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-6-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The text colour\u00a0option\u00a0available in the rich text editor\u00a0of question titles and question\u00a0answer\u00a0explanations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Superscript and subscript text&nbsp;<\/strong>can be used&nbsp;in question titles and correct answer explanations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is&nbsp;also&nbsp;ability to add&nbsp;<strong>hyperlinks<\/strong>&nbsp;to correct answer explanations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-7.png 613w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2026\/06\/image-7-300x88.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The hyperlink\u00a0option\u00a0in the correct answer explanation rich text editor space.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further support&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more about Vevox as an Audience Interaction System (AIS) via our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/learning-and-teaching\/digital-technologies\/vevox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vevox<\/a>&nbsp;Learning and Teaching webpage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>User guides for all Vevox functionality are available on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelp.vevox.com%2Fhc%2Fen-us&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKimberly.MayOBrien%40newcastle.ac.uk%7C5a324a94185f49fbad0008de8ff85ee0%7C9c5012c9b61644c2a91766814fbe3e87%7C1%7C0%7C639106494200048509%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3cxqCZDOSOGu82y0FyGjG6UnGvkWG9YGGnxs7nCCNkE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vevox&nbsp;Helpsite<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From&nbsp;July through to October&nbsp;Vevox will be running weekly training sessions for our users. They have two sessions running \u2018<strong>Vevox for Educators: Getting Started with Vevox<\/strong>\u2019 &amp; \u2018<strong>Vevox for Educators: Beyond the Basics<\/strong>\u2019.&nbsp;The sessions are being hosted across a range of different days and times. You can register for these training sessions via the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vevox.com%2Finstitutional-training-webinar-sessions&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKimberly.MayOBrien%40newcastle.ac.uk%7C7d11cdf267b44329212208dec0ac004c%7C9c5012c9b61644c2a91766814fbe3e87%7C1%7C0%7C639160042139331785%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VitgTGXCEUF%2FG2gy4W9fZirOebxL2OHB%2Fj4p0lcqPDA%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vevox website<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions, please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:LTDS@newcastle.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LTDS@newcastle.ac.uk.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vevox have made a series updates to their features in their June product update.&nbsp; Find out more about the new features available and improvements to existing features, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8577,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[655,407],"tags":[775,747,776,774,748],"class_list":["post-8534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech","category-vevox","tag-ais","tag-audience-interaction-system","tag-digital-technologies","tag-engagement","tag-vevox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8577"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8534"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8544,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8534\/revisions\/8544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}