Zoom - Create Polls for a Meeting

Overview

This article describes how to enable, create, and launch a poll for a zoom meeting. Note: Host user type must be Licensed (Education/Pro/Business).

Procedures to Enable Polling

1. Sign in to the web portal.
2. Click Settings.
3. Click In Meeting (Basic).
   
   [In Meeting (Basic) is highlighted, located in the upper left hand corner.]
4. Click toggle button for Polling.
   
   [Polling toggle button is highlighted, located to the right.]

Procedures to Create a Poll

Note: You should already have a scheduled meeting in order to create a poll.

1. Sign in to the web portal.
2. Click Meetings.
3. Click the Topic link to the desired scheduled meetings.
   
   [Topic link is highlighted.]
4. Click Add in the 'You have not created any poll yet' section.
   
   [Add button is highlighted, located in the bottom right hand corner.]
5. Enter a title and your first question. 
   • (Optional) Check the box to make the poll anonymous, which will keep the participant's polling information anonymous in the meeting and in the reports. 
   • Select whether you want the question to be single choice(participants can only choose one answer) or multiple choice question(participants can choose multiple answers).
   
   
   [Add a Poll pop-up displays.]
6. Click +Add a Question or click Save when you are complete.

Procedures to Launch a Poll

1. Start the scheduled Zoom meeting.
2. Click Polls.
   
   [Polls button is highlighted, located in the bottom middle of the meeting controls.]
3. If you have multiple polls, select the desired poll.
   
   [Down arrow is highlighted, poll selection pop-up menu displays.]
4. Click Launch Polling.
5. The participants in the meeting will now be prompted to answer the polling questions. The host will be able to see the results live.
6. Click End Poll when the poll is complete.

Last Reviewed: 16-Feb-2021