> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.askplane.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to Create and Manage Your Askplane Poll Events

> Create an Askplane event in the app, add polls and Q&A, then go live from the dashboard or from the PowerPoint add-in.

An **event** is one live session: polls, Q\&A, and the attendee roster. You build it in the Askplane app. Then you go live from the app, or from the [PowerPoint add-in](/addin/hosting-from-powerpoint) if you want results on the current slide.

## Creating an event

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the admin dashboard">
    Log in at [askplane.com/admin](https://www.askplane.com/admin) with your work email and password.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click New Event">
    On the events list, click **New event**. Give it a name you will recognize in the app and in any add-in.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the organization name (optional but recommended)">
    Enter the name of the client or organization you're presenting to. Askplane uses this to apply their logo and color palette to poll results automatically. See [On-Brand Polls](/hosting/on-brand-polls) for details.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add your polls">
    Click **Add Poll** to add each question. Choose the poll type, write the question, and add answer options. You can add as many polls as you need: you control which one is open at any time during the session.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure Q&A">
    Toggle **Q\&A enabled** on or off for this event. When enabled, attendees can submit questions from their phones throughout the session.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save the event">
    Click Save. Your event is ready to launch.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Event settings

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Event name">
    Shown in the app and in the PowerPoint pane. Use the account name and date so the export is easy to find later.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Organization name">
    The client or org you're presenting to. Askplane retrieves their logo and color palette and applies it to poll results on the slide. AI-generated answer options also use this org's product names and terminology.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Attendee join flow">
    By default, attendees join with their name and work email plus the five-character session code. This is the recommended setting for commercial meetings: it gives you a roster of real work emails you can use for follow-up. Both name and work email are required fields on the join screen.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Q&A enabled">
    When on, a question input appears on attendees' screens throughout the session. Submitted questions go to your moderation queue; nothing appears on the slide until you approve it.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Managing multiple polls in one event

One event can hold as many polls as you need. You open one at a time from the app or the add-in. Close it, then open the next. One roster, one CSV at the end.

This lets you run a full sequence (ice-breaker choice poll → quiz → open text → rank) in a single session, with one roster of attendees and one CSV export at the end.

## Starting your event

You have two paths to open a live session:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="From the app" icon="gauge" href="https://www.askplane.com/admin">
    Open the event and start the session. The room joins from a phone.
  </Card>

  <Card title="From PowerPoint" icon="presentation-screen" href="/addin/hosting-from-powerpoint">
    Same session, hosted from the task pane so results sit on the current slide. Google Slides, Pitch, and Gamma are in progress.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## After the event

Session data stays in your account after the event ends:

* **Free plan**: data retained for 30 days
* **Paid plan**: data retained for 12 months

Export your attendee list, votes, and Q\&A any time during the retention window from the event's detail page in the admin dashboard. Hosts can also download CSV from `GET /api/sessions/{id}/export`.

<Tip>
  Name your events with the account name and date (for example, "Acme Corp: Oct 15") so exported CSV files are easy to identify when you're back at your desk.
</Tip>