Microsoft Teams: Add a Poll to a Teams Meeting

Instructions

Add a Poll to a Teams Meeting

1. Once you have started a Teams meeting, select Apps in the toolbar.
   • NOTE: If Apps is not seen, select the ellipsis (…), and select Add an App.
      
2. Select Polls.
   
    
3. Select Save. A Polls menu will appear along the right side of the Teams video screen.​​​​​​​
   

There are three options for Polls:

• You can create a New Poll.
• You can select Recent Polls and open a Poll you have already created.
• You can select Suggestions and have Polls provide you a suggested Poll with suggested response options.

Recent Polls or Suggestions

If you select Recent Polls or Suggestions,

1. Select the desired Poll.
2. Make edits to the Poll, if needed.
3. Adjust the settings to the Poll, if needed.
4. Select Save as Draft or Launch Poll.
    

Create a New Poll

1. Select New Poll.
2. Select your Question type.​​​​​​​
   
3. Enter your Question.
4. Enter your Answer options.
   • NOTE: A quiz question will require a correct answer to be indicated.
5. Toggle On Multiple Answers, if needed.
6. Adjust the Settings, if needed.
7. Select Save as Draft or Launch Now.
   
    

Poll Drop-down Options

From the Polls Menu, you can use the drop-down to Close the Poll, view Response Details, Export the Results, and Delete the Poll.

Accessing Poll Data

To view Poll Data please see our Microsoft Teams: Retrieving Your Polling Data Knowledge Base article.