Polls let you get helpful feedback on questions by making a real-time poll right in a chat or channel in Teams.

Create a poll

  1. To create a poll, select Actions and apps Actions and apps button on the right side of Compose box where you type your message. If Polls isn’t in the menu, select Find more apps or select Apps on the left side of Teams.  

  2. Enter your question followed by at least two choices for answers. Polls suggests some responses, which you can choose, or type your own in the Option boxes. Select  Actions and apps buttonOptions to add more answers.

  3. Turn on Multiple selections to allow users to choose more than one answer.

  4. Optionally, select Record names of respondents. Only you see the responses. 

  5. If you want, select Share aggregated results with respondents.

  6. When you're done, select Preview to review your poll.Select Edit to make updates or select Send to publish your poll to the message or post.  

Responding to a poll

  • To respond to a poll, people choose an option on the poll card and select Submit Vote. As they vote, you'll see updates to the response summary on the poll card.

View and organize poll results

To view results and other poll details: 

  • If you created the poll, you can view the results by selecting More in the poll card. The Responses Overview page in Microsoft Forms shows the following details:

    • Whether the poll is active or inactive.

    • The number of poll responses.

    • The average time people spent in the poll.

    • The duration or length of time the poll is available to respondents.

    • The number of responses for each answer.

    • If you selected to record participant names, select More details to see the name and answer of each participant.

To organize poll results:

  • To view results in a spreadsheet, select Open results in Excel.

  • To see results for each participant, select Check individual results.

  • To delete results, print a results summary, or share a link to poll results, select More options for responses Microsoft Teams more options icon. Learn more about viewing and sharing poll results Check and share your form results.

Manage a poll

  1. Select More on the poll card to open the result view.

  2. In the upper-left corner, select Back to questions.

  3. Select Settings Settings button. Specify who can fill out the form, the types of responses, and whether you're notified of each response.

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Microsoft Teams Third Party Notice and Terms of Use for Poll/Survey/Checklist

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