Interactive Tools: Polling

Utilize the polling feature to quickly check for understanding.  

TIP: This tool works best with questions containing 2-5 choices.

• Once your meeting or webinar has started, if the Polling panel is not already open, select View > Panels > Manage Panels to add the Polling panel to your meeting or webinar. 

• On the Manage Panels page, select Polling > Add > OK.

• Select the question type from the drop-down list in the Question section of the Polling panel. 

• Select Short answer if you want users to type short answer. 
• Select Multiple choice - Multiple Answers for a poll allows users to select multiple answers from a list of possibilities. 
• Select Multiple choice - Single Answer for a poll that allows users to select one answer from a list of possibilities.

• Click New to create a new question.
• Type your question in the text box and click Enter. Type your answer in the text box and click Enter.
• (Optional) Repeat these steps for as many questions and answers as you want.

• Click Open Poll. 

• Once your meeting or webinar has started, if the Polling panel is not already open, you can show it in one of the following ways:

• Select View > Panels > Manage Panels, then select View > Polling > Add > OK. 
• Click , then select Polling.

• Go to the Polling panel for each question and answer you want to create.
• Click Add a Question to add a new question.
• Click Add an Answer to add a new answer.

• Select the question type from the drop-down list in the Question section of the Polling panel for each question that you create. 

• Select Multiple Answers to select multiple answers from a list of possibilities. 
• Select Single Answer to select one answer from a list of possibilities. 
• Select Short Answer to type a short answer.

• (Optional) Repeat these steps for as many questions and answers as you want.
  
  

• Click Open Poll.