I. Intro
You can insert polls into documents to interact with your team and effectively collect feedback. The poll can be customized based on your needs: You can allow users to select single or multiple options, make voting anonymous, and set a deadline. Poll results are shown in real time.
Note: On the mobile app, inserting polls is not supported while editing and participating in polls is supported.
II. Steps
- Create a poll
Open the document and create a poll using one of the following methods:
Method 1: Enter /poll at the beginning of a line or after a space, and click Poll.
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Method 2: Hover over the beginning of a blank line, click the + icon that appears on the left, and click Poll from the menu.
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- Set up the poll
Set a title and options
Enter a title and options. Click Add option to add more options.
Note: You won't be able to change the title and options once the poll is published.
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Configure poll settings
You can make the poll anonymous and allow respondents to select multiple options by turning on the corresponding toggle.
Note: You won't be able to change these settings once the poll is published.
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Set a deadline
Turn on Set deadline and select a deadline from the time and date box, then click Save.
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- Publish the poll
Click Publish Poll > Publish to publish the poll.
Note: Only the deadline can be changed once the poll is published.
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If you want to modify a published poll before anyone has voted yet, you can copy and paste it to create a new poll with the same title and options and delete the original poll. The new poll will have the same options and title as the poll you copied.
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- View progress
The poll creator and document owner can view the poll's progress without voting by clicking the ··· more icon in the upper-right corner > View Progress.
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- Edit the deadline
Click the ··· More icon in the upper-right corner of the poll > Edit Deadline and select a new deadline, then click Save. You can also end the poll early by clicking the ··· More icon > Close Poll.
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- Vote in a poll
Users with view permission can click an option in the poll and then click Vote Now to cast their vote.
Note:
- Users can't cancel or change their vote after casting their vote.
- After voting in a non-anonymous poll, the percentage of votes received along with the profile photos of voters will appear below each option. If anonymous voting is turned on, each option will only show the percentage of votes received.
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III. FAQs