--- title: Get Pear Deck for PowerPoint Online description: Welcome to Pear Deck! If you use PowerPoint Online and you want to automatically collect responses from your students, this is the article for you. Keep reading to learn how to get the Pear Deck for P --- [Skip to content](https://help.peardeck.com/migration/en/get-the-pear-deck-for-powerpoint-online-add-in#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![knowledge-base-v2.png\]](https://help.peardeck.com/hs-fs/hubfs/knowledge-base-v2.png?height=50&name=knowledge-base-v2.png) - [Default HubSpot Blog](https://peardeck-5258344.hs-sites.com/blog) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Default HubSpot Blog](https://peardeck-5258344.hs-sites.com/blog) - English Show submenu for translations - Contact us Contact us Welcome to the Pear Deck Knowledge Base! How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Pear Deck Knowledge Base](https://help.peardeck.com/migration/en?hsLang=en) 2. [Getting Started](https://help.peardeck.com/migration/en/getting-started?hsLang=en) # Get Pear Deck for PowerPoint Online ### Overview Welcome to Pear Deck! If you use PowerPoint Online and you want to automatically collect responses from your students, this is the article for you. Keep reading to learn how to get the Pear Deck for PowerPoint Online Add-in. If you are a Microsoft Office 365 Administrator, [click here](https://help.peardeck.com/pear-deck-for-powerpoint-online-add-in-administrator-installation-guide?hsLang=en) for a guide to installing the Pear Deck Add-in for users at your school. Please note that **Pear Deck is only available in the Online version of PowerPoint** (not in the Desktop version) at this time. - [Basic Steps](https://help.peardeck.com/migration/en/get-the-pear-deck-for-powerpoint-online-add-in#basic-steps) - [Can't find the Pear Deck Add-in?](https://help.peardeck.com/migration/en/get-the-pear-deck-for-powerpoint-online-add-in#cannot-find-the-add-in) ![Pear Deck + msft-01](https://help.peardeck.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pear%20Deck%20+%20msft-01.png?width=66&name=Pear%20Deck%20+%20msft-01.png)With Pear Deck, you can engage every student in your class, every day. Pear Deck lets you automatically collect [various types of input from students](https://help.peardeck.com/the-five-interactive-question-types?hsLang=en), instantly [show responses anonymously](https://help.peardeck.com/how-do-i-see-student-responses?hsLang=en) on the Projector View, get [insight into students' progress](https://help.peardeck.com/the-teacher-dashboard?hsLang=en), and [more](https://www.peardeck.com/microsoft).  Basic Steps 1. Open any PowerPoint Online presentation. 2. Click on the *Insert* tab. 3. Click on *Add-ins.* To see Add-ins, you may need to click on the three-dots menu button or expand the browser window.![Ppt, insert add-ins, red arrows-1](https://help.peardeck.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ppt%2c%20insert%20add-ins%2c%20red%20arrows-1.png?width=688&name=Ppt%2c%20insert%20add-ins%2c%20red%20arrows-1.png) 4. The *Office Add-ins* menu opens. Find the Pear Deck Add-in and click *Add* to install it. The Add-in is free, but there are some special features available with Pear Deck [Premium](https://www.peardeck.com/pricing/).![Ppt, office add-ins menu](https://help.peardeck.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ppt%2c%20office%20add-ins%20menu.png?width=688&name=Ppt%2c%20office%20add-ins%20menu.png) 5. Going forward, click on the *Home* tab. Then click on the More Options (3-dots) button and select Pear Deck to open the sidebar. ![Ppt, home, more options, pear deck, with arrows](https://help.peardeck.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ppt%2c%20home%2c%20more%20options%2c%20pear%20deck%2c%20with%20arrows.png?width=688&name=Ppt%2c%20home%2c%20more%20options%2c%20pear%20deck%2c%20with%20arrows.png) With the Pear Deck sidebar, you can add Custom Interactive questions to any slide. You can also download pre-made Slide Templates from the Template Library and upload them into any presentation. Learn more about building slides [here!](https://help.peardeck.com/add-interactive-slides-and-formative-assessments-to-your-presentation?hsLang=en) #### Can't find the Pear Deck Add-in? If you followed the steps above but could not find the Pear Deck Add-in, your Office 365 site administrator may still need to deploy it for you. 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