Poll

Learn how to create, edit and use a Poll

The 'Poll' form type is a simple single question survey form, often used to solicit quick opinions on a single topic. The poll is generally linked to or embedded from a web page.

To build your poll, simply type in the poll question and responses you want to provide, then click 'Save' and your poll is created. You can also create a title for your poll which can optionally be displayed as a poll header.

Creating and customising a poll can take minutes. The left hand frame displays the different customisable options when creating, and the right hand frame displays a preview of your poll as you edit it.

 

Creating a Poll

You can create a new poll in two different ways:

 

  1. Click the 'Create a Form' heading at the top of the page.

 

  1. Select the 'Poll' form type.

 

  1. Choose if you would like to 'Create a New Poll' or 'Copy from a Previous Poll':

    Create a New Poll: Enter a Poll title and select a folder to create it in.

    Copy from a Previous Poll: Select a previous Poll from the drop-down menu listing every poll on your account. Next, enter a Poll title and select a folder to create it in.

 

Poll Settings

After you have created your poll, you can start customising your settings:

 

When can a Poll be used?

A Poll is useful when you need a simple answer to a simple question. This can be answered quickly by a large amount of respondents as compared to a Survey form, there is only question.

The simplicity of designing a Poll means that they can be created anytime and anywhere. A quick one question Poll can gather enough data from your target audience to help further improve an aspect of your business. 

The 'Report' heading displays the data collected easily via a bar chart and simple percentage view. This makes for easy data extraction and straight forward answers.

The ability to display the data results after a respondent votes can be used to show quick real time responses of others.