About
This article reviews how to use the instant polling function in Microsoft Teams.
Environment
Microsoft Teams local app on a desktop or laptop computer.
Steps
- Once you have joined your meeting, if you don't already have the polls icon, you can find it, and other apps, under the + Apps button. Select Polls.
- If you have an existing poll it shows on the right side, you also have the option to + New poll.
- When clicking +New poll, you get a questions selection screen with the following options:
- Multiple choice (Quick stand alone question with different options)
- Quiz (Question with correct answer to gauge comprehension)
- Word Cloud (Open text responses displayed in a dynamic word cloud)
- Rating (Gain insight from your respondents' reactions)
- Ranking (Allow respondents to rank items)
- I am choosing rating for this example.
- Input your question, select desired options then save as draft or launch now. Options will change based on question type selected.
Hint: (Setup your polls in advance using the save draft option and launch on demand using poll history.)
- These are meant to be one offs as you go. Use the history button to review prior polls.
- Under poll history, click the three dots and Response details to view responses to polls.
For more help, please contact ITS at its@manhattan.edu or 718-862-7973.