How to Create Polls in Microsoft Teams: Desktop App and Mobile

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Get instant feedback from your team with a quick poll
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Polls are a great way to quickly gather information or opinions from a group in Microsoft Teams. The polls feature is available in Teams chat, communities, and meetings, although your options vary depending on your type of account and what version of Teams you’re using. In this article, we’ll explain how to quickly create a poll in a chat or schedule one to launch during a meeting, whether you’re using Teams for desktop, mobile, or the web.

How to Make a Quick Poll in Teams

To create a poll, open a chat, start a community post, or join a meeting. Click or tap the + icon next to the chat text box and select Polls . Write your question and enter at least two possible answers. Preview your poll and make any necessary edits, then click or tap Send .

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Desktop

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  1. Depending on your version of Teams, you may be able to use polls in group text chats, communities, or meetings.
    • The polls option may not be available in all versions of Teams or in all types of Teams chat. It’s currently being phased out of group chats and communities in the free version of Teams for desktop and the web.
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    Click + (Actions and apps). This button is located at the bottom right or left side of the text field in the chat window, depending on whether you’re in a chat or making a community post. [1] Depending on your version of Teams, you’ll see a simple + button or an option that says Forms .
    • You might also see a Polls button directly under the chat field. This looks like a row of vertical lines of different heights.
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    Select Polls . The icon looks like a row of 3 vertical lines of different heights.
    • If you don’t see the Polls option, you may be able to select it by clicking Find more apps or Apps . These menu items may not be available in all versions of Teams.
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    Enter your question and answers. You’ll need to offer at least two answer options. Type your answers into the Option boxes. Tap +Options or Add option + to add more answers.
  5. 5
    Set optional features for your poll. Depending on your version of Teams, there may be a variety of options available:
    • Toggle on Multiple answers if you want respondents to be able to select more than one answer.
    • Select Record names of respondents if you want to know how individual respondents answered. Only you will be able to see the names.
    • Select Share aggregated results with respondents if you want respondents to see an anonymized poll result.
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    Preview and submit your poll. Once you’ve created your poll, click Preview to see what the final poll will look like. If you’re satisfied, click Send to share it with the group. If you want to make more changes, click Edit .
    • Once you’ve submitted your poll, other people in the group can select their answer(s) and click Submit Vote to respond to the poll.
    • Click More in the poll card to see information about the poll, such as how many responses it has received, whether the poll is still active, and the average amount of time respondents spent on choosing their answers. If you chose to record respondent names, you can see them by clicking More details .
      • You can also use the More menu to export the results to Excel, print a summary of the results, or create a shareable link to the poll results.
      • Go to More > Back to questions > Settings to adjust things like who can respond to the poll and whether you get notified when someone responds.
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Mobile

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    Open the chat or community where you want to make a poll. The mobile app for Teams allows you to easily create polls in group chats or community posts. To get started, open the conversation where you want to create your poll. [2]
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    Tap the + icon. It’s to the left of the chat text field at the bottom of the screen.
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    Select Polls . It’s the icon with three vertical lines of different heights.
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    Enter your question and options. Type your question in the Question field, then enter at least two answers in the Option fields. You can also enter a description of your poll if you like. Tap + Add option if you want more than two possible answers.
    • If you want respondents to be able to choose more than one answer, toggle on Multiple selections .
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    Preview and submit your poll. Tap Preview to see what your poll will look like. If you’re satisfied, tap Send . If you want to make changes, tap Edit .
    • People in the chat can select an answer and tap Submit Vote to respond to the poll.
    • To see the results of the poll, tap View Result . Tap Participation Summary to see who did and did not respond to the poll, along with a list of each participant’s choices.
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Creating Polls for Scheduled Meetings

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  1. It’s in the left menu bar in the Teams desktop app and Teams for the web.
    • This option allows you to create polls ahead of time and share them in meetings you have scheduled on your calendar. While you can create and share a poll in a meeting this way using the mobile app, you have to start the process on desktop or the web first. [3]
    • This method is not available in all versions of Teams. You may need an organizational (work/school) account to do this.
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    Click the meeting where you’d like to add the poll. You must already have a meeting scheduled for this to work.
  3. 3
    Select Chat with participants . In some versions of Teams, this option may be called Open meeting chat instead.
  4. 4
    Click +Add a tab and select Polls . You may need to search for polls to find this option. Select Polls and click Add . Click Save .
    • If the +Add a tab feature isn’t available in your version of Teams, you can still submit a poll in the meeting chat using one of the methods above. However, you won’t be able to schedule a launch time for the poll.
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    Click +Create New Poll . You’ll find this option in the new Polls tab you created. If you’re using the mobile app, open the meeting and tap More > Polls > Create New > +Create New Poll .
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    Choose your poll type. There are four different options you can choose from (although what’s available will vary depending on your organization and version of Teams):
    • Multiple Choice Poll: This option allows you to create a poll with 2 or more possible responses. You can set up to 12 answers. You can also enable the option to select multiple responses.
    • Multiple Choice Quiz: This option is similar to the Multiple Choice Poll, but there is only one correct answer.
    • Word Cloud Poll or Open Text Poll: These options allow respondents to fill in their own answers to an open-ended question.
    • Rating Poll: This option allows respondents to rate a statement using starts or numbers with a rating scale that goes up to 5.
    • Ranking Poll: In a ranking poll, readers can arrange up to 5 options in their desired order.
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    Enter your questions and answers. This process will vary a little depending on what type of poll you chose.
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    Set response options for the poll. If you’re on desktop or the web, click the gear icon to adjust settings like whether you record the names of respondents, whether to share aggregated results with the respondents, and whether co-presenters can edit your poll. You’ll only see these options if the meeting hasn’t started yet.
    • If you’re using the mobile app, you’ll have more limited options. You can choose whether or not to share results automatically after the vote, and also whether or not to keep responses anonymous.
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    Select Save / Save as draft . This option allows you to save your poll for later if you want to launch it during or after the meeting. If you want to launch it immediately and collect answers before the meeting starts, click or tap Launch .
    • If you want to create additional polls for your meeting, select +Create New in the Polls tab.
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    Launch your poll. When you’re ready to launch your poll, go to the Polls tab in your meeting and select the poll. Click or tap Launch . The poll will pop up in the middle of the meeting screen for each participant. They can either enter their answers and click Submit , or close the poll without responding.
  11. You can use the View Results dropdown to choose from options like exporting the poll, closing the poll, or deleting the poll. You can also reopen a poll from this menu after closing it.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-poll-in-microsoft-teams-92bc2481-b5e4-4650-8a87-d90103ee95a1
      2. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-poll-in-microsoft-teams-92bc2481-b5e4-4650-8a87-d90103ee95a1#id0edbd=mobile
      3. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/poll-attendees-during-a-teams-meeting-9923b7d4-ea97-4aa2-b8b8-b45fefe7d454#picktab=teams_desktop_or_web

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