> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ahaslides.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Use the Matching Poll slide > Ask the room to pair things up, such as projects with priorities, and see which pairing most people chose. No right answers, no points. ![AhaSlides Matching Poll in preview: the presenter screen pairs Website with High, Mobile app with Medium and Reports with Low, each with a percentage, beside a phone showing the same pairing after submitting](https://mintcdn.com/ahaslides/adl9dndrLBBBo5zm/images/matching-poll-preview.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=adl9dndrLBBBo5zm\&q=85\&s=6a8ab32ec3877d471ab46351775b20a6) Which project gets top priority? Who suits which role? A show of hands can only take one question at a time. Matching Poll is an unscored slide where everyone pairs each item with a match on their phone, and your screen shows the pairing the room agrees on most, with a percentage for each pair. To add one, click **New slide** and search for **Matching Poll**. ## Matching Poll at a glance | | | | - | - | | Type | Unscored, no correct answer, points or leaderboard | | Find it | **New slide**, then search for **Matching Poll** or look in the **Poll** group | | Pairs | 2 to 4 items, each with one match | | Item length | Up to 60 characters of text, or an image | | Availability | On every plan | ## Create a Matching Poll slide **1. Add the slide** In the editor, click **New slide**, then search for **Matching Poll** or find it in the **Poll** group. **2. Ask your question** Type it in **Your question**, for example "Which priority should each project get?". **3. Name the two columns** Under **Column A** and **Column B**, give each a **Column header** of up to 30 characters, such as "Project" and "Priority". The headers help participants see what they are pairing. **4. Add the items and matches** Fill in **Items** in Column A and **Matches** in Column B, for example "Website", "Mobile app" and "Reports" against "High", "Medium" and "Low". Each one needs text or an image. Use **Add item and match** for another pair, up to 4. Pairs you leave empty are not shown to the audience, and the slide needs at least 2 complete pairs to start. [See the priorities your whole team agrees on, live with Matching Poll](https://www.youtube.com/embed/XeyIIGOoufg) ## Present a Matching Poll slide Click **Preview** to try it, or **Present** and share the access code. On each phone, participants see every item with a **Match with…** list. Each match can go to only one item, so picking a match that another item already has moves it across and marks it as taken. Once every item has a match, they tap **Submit**. Answers can't be changed after that. On your screen, the two columns appear with "Waiting for answers…" until the first answers come in. Then each item is linked to a match, with a percentage showing how many of the people who answered made that pair. The pairing shown is the one with the most votes combined, and each match is used once. If two pairings get the same number of votes, the pair is marked **Tie** and the one first in letter order is shown. After submitting, participants see the same pairing on their phone, with "You picked this too" or the match they chose instead. ## Matching Poll settings | Setting | What it does | Default | | - | - | - | | Your question | The question at the top of the slide, up to 300 characters. | Empty | | Column header | The name of each column, up to 30 characters. | Empty | | Items and Matches | 2 to 4 pairs. Each item or match is text of up to 60 characters, or an image. | 4 empty pairs | | Time limit | Gives participants a set time to submit. | Off | | Close submission | Stops participants sending their pairings. | Off | | Show results manually | Hides the pairing until you choose to reveal it. Phones show "Wait for the presenter to show the results." See [hiding results](https://docs.ahaslides.com/presenting/hide-results.md). | Off | | Show on audience's devices | Shows the audience's pairing on each phone once that participant submits. | — | Once answers have come in, the items and matches are locked. Reset the slide's results to change them. ## Ideas for using Matching Poll * **Team planning**: pair projects with priorities, or tasks with the team member who should own them. * **Workshops**: match challenges with the fix the group thinks works best. * **Classes**: ask students to pair characters with traits, or terms with examples, then talk through the pairs the class split on. * **Events and socials**: match team members with a superpower, or colleagues with their desk snack. ## Matching Poll vs. Match Pairs [Match Pairs](https://docs.ahaslides.com/using-slide-types/using-the-match-pairs-slide.md) is a quiz: each item has one correct match and participants score points for getting it right. Matching Poll has no right answers. It shows how your audience pairs things up, so it suits opinions and priorities rather than testing knowledge. For a single choice from a list, use a [Poll](https://docs.ahaslides.com/using-slide-types/creating-a-poll-question-on-ahaslides.md). ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Matching Poll scored? No. There are no correct answers, points or leaderboard. ### Can two items get the same match? No. Each participant gives every item a different match, so the result is a complete set of pairs rather than a vote for each item on its own. ### What does the percentage on each pair mean? The percentage on a Matching Poll pair shows how many of the people who answered made that exact pair. The percentages don't add up to 100, because each one is counted separately. ### Why can't I edit my items? Items and matches are locked once answers come in, so the results stay consistent. Reset the slide's results to edit them. ### What happens if submissions close before someone finishes? Their pairing is not sent, and their phone says answers closed before they submitted. **Have a question?** Contact our support team: if you're logged in, use the chat bubble in the bottom-right of your dashboard; otherwise [contact us here](https://ahaslides.com/contact-us/) or email [hi@ahaslides.com](mailto:hi@ahaslides.com). Want to connect with other users? Join the [AhaSlides community](https://community.ahaslides.com/) to share tips, request features, and see how others engage their audiences. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.