Importing Mentimeter into PowerPoint: A Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1: Setting Up Mentimeter
Before we can import Mentimeter into PowerPoint, we need to set up the tool to connect to Mentimeter. Here are the steps:
- First, install the Mentimeter API package from the Microsoft Store.
- Open the Power BI Data Model editor and create a new model.
- Add the Mentimeter API package to the model by clicking on Install packages and searching for "Mentimeter".
- Once the package is installed, add a new entity to the model and select "Mentimeter" as the entity type.
- Set the Mentimeter API endpoint to https://app.mentimeter.com/api/v2.
- Set the Access token to a valid API key.
- Set the Application ID to a valid application ID.
Step 2: Connecting to Mentimeter
To connect to Mentimeter, we need to create a new function in the Power BI service. Here are the steps:
- Go to the Home tab in the Power BI service and click on Create service.
- Choose Power BI service as the service type and select Power Apps.
- Create a new application and set the Application name to Mentimeter.
- Set the Organization name to Mentimeter.
- Set the Personal access token to a valid token.
Step 3: Creating a Mentimeter Report
Next, we need to create a Mentimeter report to connect to Mentimeter. Here are the steps:
- Go to the Home tab in the Power BI service and click on Create report.
- Choose Mentimeter report as the report type and select the Mentimeter API as the authentication method.
- Set the Report name to Mentimeter report.
- Set the Report parameters to report_type=metadata and input_format=json.
- Set the Output format to PDF.
Step 4: Adding Mentimeter to the Report
To add Mentimeter to the report, we need to create a new function that will send a request to Mentimeter. Here are the steps:
- Go to the Home tab in the Power BI service and click on Create function.
- Choose Power Apps as the function type and select Power Apps function.
- Choose Mentimeter as the function type and select the Mentimeter report as the input.
- Set the Request body to Query and select the Show more options button.
- Set the Request headers to Authorization with the token obtained in step 2.
- Set the Request body to Query and select the Show more options button.
- Set the Request headers to Content-Type: application/json and Accept: application/json.
- Set the Request body to Query and select the Show more options button.
- Set the Request headers to Content-Type: application/json and Accept: application/json.
- Set the Request body to Query and select the Show more options button.
- Set the Request headers to Content-Type: application/json and Accept: application/json.
Step 5: Displaying the Mentimeter Report
To display the Mentimeter report, we need to create a new page and add a new chart to the page. Here are the steps:
- Go to the Home tab in the Power BI service and click on Create page.
- Choose Chart as the page type and select the Pie chart as the chart type.
- Set the Chart data source to Mentimeter report.
- Set the Chart title to Mentimeter report.
- Set the X-axis to Time and set the Y-axis to Category.
- Set the Chart to Pie chart.
Table: Mentimeter Report Configuration
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| report_type | Report type (metadata) |
| input_format | Input format (json) |
| output_format | Output format (pdf) |
| report_name | Report name |
| report_parameters | Report parameters (metadata) |
| input | Input parameters (metadata) |
| output | Output parameters (metadata) |
Step 6: Validating the Mentimeter Report
To validate the Mentimeter report, we need to add a new function to validate the report. Here are the steps:
- Go to the Home tab in the Power BI service and click on Create function.
- Choose Power Apps as the function type and select Power Apps function.
- Choose Mentimeter as the function type and select the Mentimeter report as the input.
- Set the Request body to Validate and select the Show more options button.
- Set the Request headers to Content-Type: application/json and Accept: application/json.
- Set the Request body to Validate and select the Show more options button.
- Set the Request headers to Content-Type: application/json and Accept: application/json.
Step 7: Submitting the Mentimeter Report
To submit the Mentimeter report, we need to add a new function to submit the report. Here are the steps:
- Go to the Home tab in the Power BI service and click on Create function.
- Choose Power Apps as the function type and select Power Apps function.
- Choose Mentimeter as the function type and select the Mentimeter report as the input.
- Set the Request body to Submit and select the Show more options button.
- Set the Request headers to Content-Type: application/json and Accept: application/json.
- Set the Request body to Submit and select the Show more options button.
- Set the Request headers to Content-Type: application/json and Accept: application/json.
Step 8: Displaying the Submit Result
To display the submit result, we need to create a new page and add a new chart to the page. Here are the steps:
- Go to the Home tab in the Power BI service and click on Create page.
- Choose Chart as the page type and select the Error bar chart as the chart type.
- Set the Chart data source to Submit result.
- Set the Chart title to Submit result.
- Set the X-axis to Event and set the Y-axis to Event timestamp.
- Set the Chart to Error bar chart.
Table: Submit Result Configuration
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| event | Event data (metadata) |
| timestamp | Timestamp data (metadata) |
| error | Error data (metadata) |
By following these steps, you can successfully import Mentimeter into PowerPoint and display the report as a chart.