(Originally published on December 13, 2022 by Aaron Liu)
Hi, Insiders! My name is Aaron Liu. I’m a Product Manager on the Forms team, focused on the Polls app in Teams. I’m excited to share with you a new feature, Multi-Question polls, which enables you to collect a broader range and volume of feedback more quickly and effectively.
Multi-Question polls
Many of you use the Polls app today to take the pulse of your audience and collect data. You do so by creating multiple polls ahead of time, and then launching them at different times during the meeting.
But there are times when you may need to bundle multiple polls and launch them at the same time, to gather different types of feedback about the same topic or feedback about different but related topics. Using Multi-Question polls, you can do both by combining any poll types available today.
How it works
- Prior to the start of a meeting for which you are the organizer, click Polls> New Poll, and then click Add question at the bottom of the Polls window.
Add poll questions
- To switch question types, click the current question drop down and select the type you want to use.
- To delete a poll question, click the trash can icon in the top right corner. NOTE: A Multi-Question poll can include a maximum of 9 questions.
- As the meeting organizer, launch a Multi-Question poll during a Teams meeting by clicking the Launch button in Polls pane.
Launch a Multi-Question poll from the Polls pane
- As a meeting attendee, answer the poll questions, one at a time, using the arrows at the bottom of the page to move through, and then click the Submit button. NOTE: Responses to all questions are submitted when all answers have been provided and the Submit button has been clicked – not one at a time.
Poll question pagination
- To view poll results, as the meeting organizer, click the arrows at the bottom of the page to move through.
Poll results pagination
- To reply to poll questions or review poll results in the chat, as an attendee, check the Chat window and click the View poll button.
Interact with the poll as an attendee in Teams
Also, note that meeting attendees can respond to Multi-Question polls on their mobile device.
Availability
This feature is available to all Business and Education subscribers.
Feedback
If you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to contact us: formsfeedback@microsoft.com
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